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pub notes Zero Cost to You When Dr. Frisky Walker pulled up into our backyard one evening to show my father his new Pontiac station wagon, my father was duly impressed. “How much did it cost you, Frisky?” my father asked. “Well, Rollo,” Frisky answered. “It didn’t cost me anything.” Through further questioning, my father elicited the information that Frisky had traded his old car on the new Pontiac and the monthly payments were the same, so it was not costing him any more by the month, even though, of course, he had a big, new loan to pay off. As Frisky’s taillights receded, my father shook his head. Once he made it through the Depression and the War buying used cars from people he knew, he prided himself on buying a new Ford every three years for cash. It just didn’t occur to him to borrow money to buy an automobile. Frisky represented the future that day in our backyard, a future my father would never know.

My father represented the past in which people made do with what they had until they could afford to do better. He lived in a small town that was dependent on the surrounding farming country, and they had all been through hard times.

Farmers got credit against their crops for seed and fertilizer, and if the mule got sick, the vet would treat it for collards or quail, if necessary. Same with the doctor. There wasn’t much cash in the economy, and less credit. That’s why my father was so nonplussed at the idea that somebody could just go to the bank and borrow the money to buy a new car, especially We can make it if when the one he had still we borrow and spend, worked perfectly well.

All the current discusand if we do, our sion and debate about economy can make it. the economy hinges on consumer confidence; everybody seems to agree that the way to get this country moving again is for people to be willing to borrow and spend and for banks to be willing to finance them. Of course, jobs are the prerequisite, but the role of jobs is to give people the confidence to buy the big-ticket items. The assumption all around is that we will not become prosperous again until our people are willing and able to buy stuff. That’s exactly the opposite idea from what kept our grandparents (your great-grandparents) going. They could make it if they saved and went without. We can make it if we borrow and spend, and if we do, our economy can make it.

Of course, the role of government in getting our economy moving is the dividing line in figuring out what to do. In the attempt to end the Depression, the government stepped in with programs designed to increase jobs and programs to curb the economic abuses that had contributed to the Depression.

Those programs had mixed results, and those that have not been abolished are under attack today. Opponents of government intervention in the economy say that only the advent of World War II ended the Depression.

Of course WWII was a government operation all the way.

The government took over the economy. All our industries were running at full capacity. The demand for workers was so strong that women went to work in the factories. We had strictly limited consumption. No new cars were manufactured. Food, gasoline and other necessities were rationed. Our industries were running around the clock at full employment. Everybody was making money, but there was not much to spend it on. People were forced to save their money. By the end of the war, people had money, and they were ready to consume. That period of doing without and our new wealth made us the most prosperous nation on Earth, and the trick has been how to keep that boom going once the demand was met. That’s why everybody keeps up the pressure to consume, rather than rethinking the economy and basing it on demand for necessities and their production.

That pent-up demand carried us through the post-war years and all the way to Vietnam. Since then, our wars have been catered, with the effects hidden from us, the costs not showing up in the budget or in public discourse. Listen to politicians decrying the cost of government and blaming Social Security and Medicare. How often do they mention our three wars that are burning through billions every minute? Meanwhile, they make us believe that if we would all just buy new Pontiacs, everything would be fine, and it wouldn’t cost us anything.

Pete McCommons editor@flagpole.com

THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: News & Features City Dope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Athens News and Views

The river district feasibility study is complete. Is anyone paying attention?

Cobbloviate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 “Was” May Look Just Like “Is,” But It Isn’t

How Georgia’s new immigration law is like the old Black Codes and how it’s not.

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Taking Punk to the Masses is a definite keeper for anyone who loves the bands of the Pacific Northwest.

Film Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 News of Athens’ Cinema Scene

Ciné’s Summer Classic Movie Series continues July 22 with Ernst Lubitsch’s Cluny Brown.

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CITY DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CITY PAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 CAPITOL IMPACT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 COBBLOVIATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 THE READER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 THEATRE NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ART NOTES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MOVIE DOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 FILM NOTEBOOK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 THREATS & PROMISES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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city dope Athens News and Views Missing Report Accounted For: A feasibility doesn’t think we’re risking anything by letting study ordered months ago by the AthensBleakly’s deadlines slip by, but shouldn’t there Clarke County Mayor and Commission for a at least be some sense of urgency apparent proposed river district adjacent to downtown here? The feasibility study was commissioned has, it turns out, been complete since early to offer guidance as to whether to run with an June, awaiting an opportunity for its authors ambitious, if risky, plan to bring jobs, money at Bleakly Advisory Group to present it to the and vitality to downtown and Athens in genM&C and the Athens Economic Development eral. That guidance is clear: go for it, and Foundation. That presentation is now schedquickly. The Bleakly report has lined us up in uled for the M&C’s Aug. 9 work session, a the blocks and handed us a starter’s pistol. timeframe which, it must be noted, doesn’t do Who’s going to pull the trigger? much to acknowledge the haste with which the report urges this community to proceed Meanwhile, Back at Last Week’s Controversy: with the development initiative.

Six of the 10 ACC commissioners say it’s “[T]ime is of the essence,” consultant important to them to have at least one comKen Bleakly writes in comments attached to mission member appointed to the EDF board in the report. “If the city is going to seize this a full voting capacity. The current board voted opportunity, we believe it is necessary to last week to grant one commissioner—the complete the due diligence process by early mayor pro tem—ex-officio status, participatOctober of this year… [W]e would strongly ing in all meetings but not voting unless the encourage getting the due diligence process mayor (now the commission’s only representaunderway by early July” in order to make a “go/ no go” decision in time to close on necessary property acquisitions before currently held options on the properties expire at the end of this year. That due diligence, Bleakly estimates, will cost $70,000–$80,000.

Mayor Nancy Denson is proceeding cautiously, and says she’s “not really interested in putting more county money into it” before a funding source for the A soccer goal mysteriously appeared in Dudley Park at the corner of Poplar overall project can be idenand Mulberry last Saturday morning; it did not go unused. tified (the plan calls for a public contribution of about $25–33 million, to be paid back over 25 years tive on the EDF) is absent. Denson told the through an as yet undetermined combination rest of the board she didn’t think a majority of of specially allocated sales and property taxes, the commission was requesting a voting seat, parking fees, land sales and other potential but that seems to be precisely the case. revenue sources). She says she won’t take any ACC’s portion of the EDF’s funding for the action to fund further progress on the plan rest of the fiscal year—almost three-quarters before Bleakly presents his report in August. of its total budget—will be on the M&C’s The slow movement of this urgent ecoagenda this coming month, but it doesn’t nomic development initiative has been due appear the conditions the commission is in part to somewhat mystifyingly poor attaching to that money have been met. communication among Denson, the EDF and That would require another vote by the EDF. commissioners over the past two months or Whether the commission is ready to go to the more. But now that the report is in hand and wall for the representation on the board they apparently ready for action, isn’t now a time say they want remains to be seen, but there’s for someone to undertake some leadership—or probably more drama in store either way. at least some more aggressive communication?

EDF President Matt Forshee Dave Marr news@flagpole.com

Paul Broun, Jr.’s Krazy Korner If you’re like me, theocracies scare the shit out of you.

“Theocracy” means, of course, rule by God, as opposed to our democracy, or rule by the people. Think of places like Saudi Arabia and Iran: those nightmare states where a team of clerics runs the show, decides who needs a good stoning. Oh, and it seems to always mean that men are in total control, with women entirely subjugated.

Because of God and all that.

One of those theocratic clerics might say something like this: “[T]here are folks that want to destroy us from inside… who want to make this nation a nation that’s no longer under you, under God, but a nation that’s ruled by man.”

Except that Congressman Paul Broun, Jr. said it. A democratically elected representative in a representative democracy, he said that rule by man (i.e., democracy) is a problem. In fact, it’s a threat. It would “destroy” America. Explain to me how that’s not the speech of a theocrat. Explain how that’s not how Iran’s clerical regime feels: that the will of the people must be subordinated to what a select few assume God to will.

Surely, this is not how an American congressman feels. Inshallah. [Matthew Pulver]

city pages FON Forum Highlights Neighborhood Street and Traffic Concerns Changing local streets to better accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists is an ongoing project, ACC traffic engineer Steve Decker said at a Federation of Neighborhoods forum last week. “We’ve made great strides,” he said.

“But there’s a pot of money, and to do things we’d like to do, we need a bigger pot.”

A new crosswalk signal—just installed near The Grit on Prince Avenue—flashes highly visible strobe lights that drivers are very likely to see, Decker said. “If it was a perfect world,” that portion of Prince would be three lanes with bike lanes, he said. BikeAthens’ Amy Johnson, who also participated in the forum, said there aren’t enough cars on that section to require four lanes. A move to three-lane Prince from downtown to Milledge Avenue “generated a lot of opposition” several years ago, she added, but “we’ve got a very different mayor and commission now.”

Road designs have a lot to do with safety, said Katie Goodrum of BikeAthens, who just authored an illustrated “traffic calming” manual (available at www.bikeathens.com) showing how features like traffic circles, curves and medians can slow traffic and encourage drivers to make eye contact with pedestrians.

The manual also explains how neighborhoods can request traffic-calming changes to their streets. Solar-powered radar speed signs have been a big success in ACC’s neighborhood traffic-calming program, Decker said. In Homewood Hills, the signs have reduced typical miles-per-hour speeds from the 40s to the 20s. One thing that doesn’t work to calm traffic, he said, is adding four-way stops. “People will run them,” he said; and that’s even more dangerous.

In the future, said Decker, “you’ll be seeing major changes on Prince,” because traffic lights there are being synchronized. Data collection and adjustments will take time, but “in the next five years, you’ll see major differences” in traffic flow, he said.

Despite losing his accident analyst to budget cuts, Decker has been analyzing accident reports to make county streets safer. The redlight camera on Lexington Road has successfully reduced dangerous “T-bone” collisions at Cherokee Road, he said: “those crashes are almost gone,” and the camera will soon be removed. Not many intersections justify redlight cameras, he said, because most don’t have a lot of collisions—but Atlanta Highway at Huntington Road could be a candidate.

John Huie

M&C Will Consider Bridge to Connect Sandy Creek Trails A new pedestrian bridge planned for Sandy Creek Park would complete the hiking trail all the way around Lake Chapman. Crossing Sandy Creek at the lake’s relatively remote inlet (or crossing a portion of the lake itself near the inlet, depending on which design is chosen) the bridge would connect two existing trails

into one long-planned loop trail around the lake, over five miles long.

The bridge, if commissioners opt to fund it, will not be cheap. Extending the connecting trails and building a bridge and boardwalk across the wetlands will cost $250,000, ACC commissioners were told at last week’s work session, but that version of the bridge would be supported by an anonymous donor who has offered to help pay for the project to the tune of as much as $160,000. A second design (recommended by county staffers because it would be less remote and easier to monitor) would cross the lake itself at a narrow point.

Such a bridge, extending for 450 feet across the water, could also be used by fishermen, Leisure Services Director Pam Reidy noted.

“People love to be on the water,” she said.

“They love to have a destination to hike to.”

But bridging the lake would cost $350,000—and the anonymous donor doesn’t like that plan and won’t support it, ACC Manager Alan Reddish told commissioners.

The donor wants to create “a more educational opportunity rather than a recreational opportunity” for park visitors, Reddish said, through public access to the wetlands. But “there is not a real uniqueness to these wetlands,” Reddish said; county parks have others. Reidy added that a 2001 environmental report by UGA’s College of Agriculture also suggested building the bridge over the lake instead.

Longtime local trail activist Walt Cook told Flagpole he isn’t the anonymous donor—but he, too, prefers the wetlands path. “It’d be a longer loop,” he said, and a more interesting landscape. “The beaver have taken over that country out there, and they’ve pretty well managed it, so to speak.”

Commissioners made no decision last week on where (or whether) to build the bridge, but a couple of commissioners noted that $160,000 is a “significant” donation to lose.

The bridge could be finished by 2014.

Also moving forward (but slowly): plans for multi-use greenway trails along the Middle Oconee River (which currently has no public trails). That river runs from near Bear Creek Reservoir, roughly paralleling Tallassee Road past Ben Burton Park and the State Botanical Garden before merging with the North Oconee.

At present, the county does not own much land along that river—nor does it have money to buy any. But planning comes first, then funding, then negotiations with landowners (commissioners have never used imminent domain to acquire land for trails, although legally they could). The type and location of future trails depends on all those factors, plus topography, trail planner Mel Cochran told Flagpole.

Will there be a “blue trail” for river paddlers? “That’s something we’re definitely looking at,” she said.

John Huie

Downtown Panhandlers Not a Reflection of Homeless Situation Services for the homeless in Athens are set to get a major boost as part of the University of Georgia’s takeover of the former Navy Supply Corps School on Prince Avenue.

To satisfy federal law requiring that the

homeless benefit from land or money yielded program, for example, focuses on supporting from decommissioned military bases, UGA clients who are actively seeking work. The will pay $7.9 million to the Athens Resource new transitional housing will serve families Center for the Homeless (ARCH), a coalition who have successfully completed a short-term of local nonprofits. Their new facilities on program at a local homeless shelter and are on North Avenue, which open in 2013, should track to reach independence after a period of greatly improve services for those who have additional support. experienced homelessness, although symptoms Kathryn Lookofsky, director of the Athens of homelessness most readily perceived by Downtown Development Authority, sees panthe public—like panhandlers downtown—are handling as a serious problem for the local likely to be difficult to change. shopping environment, given customer and The new homeless resource center will shop owner complaints—but she perceives address a major service gap by co-locating that many panhandlers downtown are in fact programs, says Meredith Williams, executive not homeless. Many appear to have been there director of the Athens Area Homeless Shelter. for years and are looking for “a fix,” rather Shelter clients now often spend much of their than help in overcoming larger issues. The time traveling between ADDA tries to encourage far-flung locations that shoppers to give to serThe presence of separately offer food, vice organizations, not shelter, job training, to panhandlers. panhandlers or visibly childcare, or health Williams says she care. The North Avenue indigent people downtown can’t be sure about any development will include impact on downtown transitional homes for 25 is a complex issue. begging from the new families, a daycare, and ARCH facilities. It seems a home for young adults coming from foster likely that a “one-stop shop” to meet basic care. A resource center will offer laundry and needs will attract some panhandlers away from showers, health care, counseling, job traindowntown at times, but resources to encouring, case management, and other services. age lasting independence will be concentrated Existing nearby resources include the county on those who are less visible and more motiDepartment of Family and Child Services, the vated to change their circumstances. state Department of Labor, the Boys and Girls Either way, the presence of panhandlers Club, Howard B. Stroud Elementary School, and or visibly indigent people downtown is a bus stops. complex issue. They are attracted to downFor many, the most visible symptom of town for the same reasons everyone is—to homelessness in Athens is downtown panhanbe around people and activity, to use amenidling. Will the new facilities have any effect ties like banks and shops, and to interact on this? More importantly, do panhandlers with people. Compared to many other cities, truly represent the reality of homelessness Athens’ panhandler “situation” is mild. Yet, in Athens? Williams explains that a large it serves to inform the public’s perception, or proportion of cases she sees involve family misconception, of homelessness. Urban public homelessness, and that this is often hidden: spaces play an essential educational role in families are more likely to be living in cars exposing people from different walks of life or doubled with other families than to be to each other, but they do not always provide visible on city streets. Many ARCH programs a complete picture. Although it may be less are also targeted towards individuals who are immediately obvious on the streets, the new seeking stable housing and employment— funding should help more homeless individuthose who will be more likely to transition to als and families become stable, self-sufficient self-sufficiency after receiving support, for a members of the community. more lasting effect—not to panhandlers. The existing JobTREC education and employment Katie Goodrum

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Who Goes into Debt? Nearly Everybody. “Was” May Look Just Like “Is,” But It Isn’t The topics of debt and default are much on the minds of Georgia’s congressmen as the country nears an important Aug. 2 deadline.

Presumably, if Congress does not vote by then to raise the national debt ceiling and authorize the federal government to borrow more money, America will default on its obligations. That development could result in Social Security checks not being mailed, federal installations shutting down, defense contractors not being paid, and so on.

Georgia’s Republican congressmen, who are part of the House majority that will ultimately decide this issue, maintain that no more debt must be authorized. If that should cause the country to default on its obligations, they say that will not be a problem.

Many of the same members of Congress who now say they cannot approve an increase in the national debt for a Democratic president voted to raise the debt ceiling seven times under George W. Bush. The debt ceiling was also raised at least 17 times during the administration of Ronald Reagan. The ceiling has been raised under Democratic presidents as well, including three times during the first two years of Barack Obama’s administration.

Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers and the first treasury secretary, once said, “A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” He believed that America’s ability to raise money by taking on debt obligations—in essence, running up a national debt—would enable it to finance the construction of vital infrastructure like roads, bridges and canals, as well as pay for the defense of the country.

Hamilton’s idea of debt as a way to finance federal activities has been a guiding principle of American governance ever since. Debt is also a necessary part of keeping the American economy in motion.

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cost around $23,000 with all the taxes and dealer charges added in. I could not pay cash for the vehicle because I didn’t have $23,000 that I could spare at the time. I didn’t have the $40,000 or $50,000 in cash that would have been required to purchase a vehicle like an Infiniti or a Lexus either. I don’t know many people who would have had that kind of available money.

Instead, I did what millions of consumers do: I took out a loan (which I’ve since paid off) to buy the vehicle over several years.

Same thing with the house where I live.

When I bought it, I did not have the financial means to pay cash for it. With the exception of Miami drug dealers who carry around briefcases filled with $100 bills, I doubt there are many people who have the ability to pay cash for their domicile. In order to buy a house, millions of Americans take out mortgages, which requires them to pay off long-term debt over a period of 15 or 30 years.

Nearly everybody goes into debt for one reason or another.

Many of the congressmen who now insist that we cannot raise the national debt ceiling are people who have charged purchases on credit cards, signed multi-year loans to pay for a car, or taken out a 30-year mortgage to buy a house.

Debt can obviously become a serious problem if it gets out of control. We do not want the United States to fall into the same debtridden hole that has turned the economies of Greece, Ireland and Portugal into basket cases.

Still, debt is an obligation that most of us take on at some point. Like it or not, it has been an integral part of America’s economy for more than two centuries.

Tom Crawford tcrawford@gareport.com Tom Crawford is the editor of The Georgia Report, an Internet news service at gareport.com that covers government and politics in Georgia.

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istorical analogies can enhance our understanding of both past and present, provided we take care to distinguish between superficial similarities and fundamental sameness. Contrary to what you may have heard, history doesn’t repeat itself. (Would that the same could be said of historians.)

An excellent case in point involves critics of Georgia’s Draconian new immigration laws who have dubbed them the “Brown Codes,” in an effort to link them to the “Black Codes” passed by Georgia and other former Confederate states in 1865–66 to redefine and codify the subordinate status of newly freed blacks. This comparison works fine if we are talking only about the discriminatory aspects of both sets of legislation. If we look at the overall thrust and intent of the discrimination, however, the differences are actually quite striking.

The principal aim of Black Codes was to restore white control or supervision over black life, especially black labor, which of course, was critical to the resurrection of Southern agriculture. Hence, the Black Codes provided for apprenticing black children to white “masters” on terms largely set by the masters themselves. Tightly drawn vagrancy laws were aimed at forcing “free people of color” to bind themselves to white employers or face lengthy prison or jail terms. Since the citizenship rights of former slaves or their descendants were not constitutionally confirmed until the Reconstruction-era ratification of the 14th Amendment in 1868, in 1866 Georgia’s “free persons of color” were assigned to what was intended to be a permanently separate and racially circumscribed civil category. They were granted certain limited legal protections, however, because the idea was to regain control of black labor, not to oppress the former slaves into taking their labor elsewhere.

It is true enough that under both Georgia’s Black Codes of 1866 and its immigration legislation of 2011, people were/are subject to having their rights violated simply on the basis of their racial appearance. Yet the Black Codes were aimed at controlling blacks and thereby assuring an ample supply of cheap labor, while the new immigration statutes effectively seek to expel or repel immigrant workers and thus threaten to leave millions of dollars worth of Georgia’s crops rotting in the fields this year.

This thoroughly predictable outcome seemed to escape the comprehension of some exceedingly business-friendly politicians who have built their careers on keeping labor cheap and abundant. Rather than offer a constructive response to legitimate concerns about illegal immigration, they simply could not resist the chance to pander to anti-Hispanic sentiment by pushing through laws that are clearly over the top, even by Georgia standards. Their efforts to extricate themselves from the increasingly narrow crevice between rock and hard place on the farm labor issue pose some interesting historical parallels.

Enforced with great vigor in Georgia and elsewhere after Reconstruction was overthrown,

exceedingly stringent vagrancy laws aimed at insuring a large supply of farm labor quickly gave rise to a surplus convict population whose maintenance costs amounted to a huge drain on state coffers. This in turn gave rise to the heinous practice of leasing convicts, typically at a few pennies per convict per day, to private employers (including Georgia governor Joseph E. Brown) who had no stake whatsoever in seeing to their health or providing even minimally humane treatment in general.

Flash ahead 135 years, and we have governor Nathan “Let’s Make a” Deal, the architect of Georgia’s new iron-fisted immigration policies, calling for the state’s unemployed ex-convict population (most of whom are required to seek work while on probation) to be pressed into service in order to alleviate an estimated shortage of 11,000 workers in the state’s agricultural sector, said shortage, of course, having been exacerbated in the first place by Deal’s anti-immigrant rhetoric and legislation. A similar small-scale effort with probationers fizzled a few years back when, consistent with a region-wide pattern, an I.N.S. crackdown decimated the workforce at a poultry plant at Stillmore, GA, and early reports indicating that an hour or so in the vegetable patches makes the ex-cons positively homesick for the ol’ slammer don’t augur well for this more ambitious experiment the second time around.

While they hardly merit commendation, the proponents of the Black Codes at least recognized their dependence on maintaining a pool of cheap, docile black labor. Latter-day boosters of Georgia’s Brown Codes appear to have overlooked a comparable dependence among Georgia farmers, not to mention poultry processors and doubtless quite a few contractors, landscapers, etc., as well, on cheap, docile Hispanic labor. In the months to come, Georgia employers—agricultural or industrial, corporate or individual—who find themselves hard-pressed to secure the labor they need at anything like the cost they’ve become accustomed to paying may well conclude that Governor Deal’s “final solution” to the illegal immigration problem is infinitely worse than the problem itself.

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that Courtney had nothing to do with it—but, considered in a vacuum, Nevermind is a nearperfect album, both as a showcase of a band at the height of its powers and as a reflection of its time: the doldrums of the early ‘90s, the hangover from too much MTV gloss, bad hair-metal and de-fanged punk. Here Cobain’s songs glide across the spectrum from inchoate rage to mind-numbing ennui, capturing all the shades of grey in between, like the sky over Seattle. Among Nirvana’s contemporaries, Pearl Jam was more successful, Mudhoney was probably better, and Soundgarden was, well, Soundgarden, but for good or ill they all lived and breathed under the shadow of Nevermind.

As we in Coolsville, GA know well, a breaking music scene is like a zit. You never know when or where it will appear, but after years of subterranean scene-building, you wake up one morning and it’s there, huge and angry and impossible to ignore. It hangs around for awhile, the new big thing attracting attention from all over… and then suddenly it pops.

Sometimes it leaves a scar to remind you it was there, sometimes not, but you’ll never replicate it in the same place again.

As it was with Athens, so it was with Seattle. Once known in the music world as the backwater that spit out The Kingsmen (“Louie,

Louie”) and gave birth to Jimi Hendrix, but little else, the Pacific Northwest had littleknown yet thriving punk and metal scenes and a ready crowd of bored and restless kids clamoring for noise. As musicians from both scenes began to cross-pollinate into a hard but melodic sound that lazy A&R flacks would eventually label “grunge,” Bruce Pavitt’s Sub Pop magazine and subsequent record label began to gather and promote these emerging bands relentlessly. The right promotion of the right sound at the right time propelled the Pacific Northwest scene into the forefront of American rock music and filled the post-‘80s radio void with its larger-than-life presence.

Seattle’s Experience Music Project (EMP) is a museum—in a Frank Gehry-designed building—devoted to preserving and displaying the artifacts of the Seattle/Northwest music scene and compiling an extensive oral history of the music and the times. The fruits of EMP’s labors have been gathered in a new book, curated

by Jacob McMurray, called Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind (Fantagraphics Books, 2011).

It’s a dense tome, timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Nevermind, packed with beautiful photos of EMP’s vast collection of instruments, posters and flyers and assorted rock and punk memorabilia, with commentary and excerpts from the oral history project, featuring testimonials from people like Greg Ginn and J Mascis and Grant Hart and Novoselic, on facing pages.

The effect is that of taking a guided tour through the museum, exhibit by exhibit, with headphones on.

My favorite photos are those taken from live shows, though the pictures of various donated guitars trip my trigger as well. The collection of show flyers featured here runs the gamut between crude line drawings and cut-and-paste jobs and the beautiful work of artists like Ed Fotheringham that stand as sophisticated pieces in their own right. There’s an awful lot to look at here, and the book stands up to repeated readings.

Included with the book is a companion DVD that provides more views and allows one to hear the recordings excerpted in the book. What is also interesting here is what’s not included with the book: Courtney Love.

Though the history and artifacts of Nirvana are explored in loving detail, and though the band Hole, despite not being a Seattle band, is nonetheless represented by testimony from bassist Melissa Auf der Mar, there is not a single image, reference or mention of Love to be found in the book. It’s a glaring and obvious omission, and Love’s absence is conspicuous. The reader can decide whether or not this is a plus.

Taking Punk to the Masses is a definite keeper for anyone who loves the bands of the Pacific Northwest or the history of rock in America. It may also be a useful reference for those who’ll be rebuilding the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in the coming years. We Coolsville-ites can learn a lot from each other.

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The first time Krist Novoselic heard Kurt Cobain play the opening riff of “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” he thought it sounded “ridiculous.” And it does. It’s a garage-band lick, the kind of thing a teenager plays with when he or she first discovers how to make barre chords, like “Smoke on the Water” or “You Really Got Me.” It’s simple and tinny and, well, ridiculous—that is, until Dave Grohl’s menacing drums come in like anti-aircraft fire, Cobain stomps his fuzzbox, and suddenly you’re wondering how you’re going to get all the melty face-goo out of your vintage Stiff Little Fingers tee.

It’s hard to believe that “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Nirvana’s Nevermind album will be 20 years old this autumn. I’m not one to perpetuate the Cobain myth—Nirvana made only a handful of albums, of uneven quality; Kurt was a decent songwriter but certainly not “the voice of his generation”; and I believe that his death was pointless and stupid and

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promises to deliver the edgy excellence that marks T&G’s Second Stage series. The show runs Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 & 20, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m. at the Athens Community Theatre. All shows are $5 at the door, no reservations.

Town & Gown will announce the 2011–2012 season’s offering after its annual banquet in August, but auditions for the first show, Steven Dietz’s 1996 adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula directed by Steven Carroll, have been posted for Aug. 8 & 9 at the Athens Community Theatre. The show will run

Athens’ newest theatrical outfit, Circle Ensemble Theatre Company, kicks off its new season with Mary Zimmerman’s 1996 adaptation of Ovid’s Metamorphosis, directed

by Mirla Criste, with original music for this production. This looks ambitious, not only because the play is being done in period costume—and how weird is it that we’ve come to be surprised when someone stages a play as written?—but also because it’s being done around and in the pool at Ashford Manor.

For those unfamiliar with Metamorphosis, the original is the poet Ovid’s epic telling of what we now call Greek mythology. Ovid was Shakespeare’s bible for mythology, and most of the myths we read now, from Bulfinch to Edith Hamilton, come from this source. Zimmerman’s adaptation is a series of vignettes depicting various myths—the creation of the world, Midas, Eros and Psyche, Narcissus—and, like those myths, her play is tragic and comic all at once. The cast, made up of a nice mix of veterans and newcomers, looks strong, and the venue for this play, Ashford’s lawn and its pool, could not be more appropriate. This looks Circle Ensemble Theatre Company kicks off its new seareally, really good. son with Mary Zimmerman’s 1996 adaptation of Ovid’s The show runs Thursday through Metamorphosis.

Saturday, July 21–23, at Ashford Manor Bed and Breakfast in Watkinsville.

Showtimes are at 8:30 p.m., but come early in October, including two midnight shows for best seating. Tickets are $15/$10 for stuand a preview performance to benefit the dents. Call (706) 362-2175 for details or visit Boybutante AIDS Foundation. Dietz’s adapwww.circleensembletheatre.com. tation is faithful to Stoker but a lot more Circle Ensemble has also released its sched- streamlined and sexy than the classic play by ule for the upcoming season: The Complete Hamilton Deane. This is going to be a great Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) show. for fall 2011, The Diary of Anne Frank in winter 2012, an original play TBA for spring, The Rose of Athens Theatre’s new slate and Steel Magnolias next summer. Obviously, is up, and it looks to be another great year Circle doesn’t mess around. of family-friendly performances. In October, Rose will present an adaptation of Mark The Town & Gown Players will finish their Twain’s Huckleberry Finn that will run the 5th Main Stage season with Oscar Wilde’s classic through the 8th at the Seney-Stovall Chapel 1893 play of secrets, lies and relentless wit, and then tour through February. Following An Ideal Husband, Aug. 5–7 & 11–14 at the that will be a production of James and the Athens Community Theatre. Written at the Giant Peach, from the classic children’s book height of Wilde’s fame and success, the play

by Roald Dahl, in late February and March, and involves a successful politician, a blackmail then 2012’s Shakespeare on the Lawn offering: plot, a series of betrayals and the question The Comedy of Errors. of how to reconcile the bright public image with the darker private truth. In other words, The UGA Performing Arts Center has just Wilde’s play is as relevant today as it was in announced its 2011–2012 season. As a music the late-19th century. Directed by the alwaysvenue, most of its featured acts fall outside good Marisa Castengera, the play features the purview of this column (although The a strong cast and Wilde’s signature cutting Chieftains and Yo-Yo Ma are coming, which is cleverness. Showtimes will be at 8 p.m. for definitely of interest to this columnist), but Thursday, Friday and Saturday shows, 2 p.m. among the performances on the schedule are for Sunday shows. Tickets are $15 Friday and the upcoming shows: 100 Years of Broadway Saturday, $12 Thursday and Sunday, and $12 (Feb. 6), The Capitol Steps (Feb. 10), The at all shows for students and seniors. Call Second City Company (Mar. 2 & 3—insert (706) 208-TOWN (8696) for reservations. “squee” and multiple exclamation points The following weekend T&G presents its here), Garrison Keillor: An Evening of Story production of Frank Wedekind’s controversial Telling (Apr. 23), the Reduced Shakespeare 1891 play The Awakening of Spring, adapted Company (Sept. 20) and Civil War Stories and directed by Eric Kumsomboone. This play, (Oct. 12). about young people discovering their sexuality amid the pressures of school and family, John G. Nettles theatre@flagpole.com

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Local Color: At the Lyndon House, the venerable Studio Group artists present their work.

Beginning with a group sale in 1981 that became an annual event, this collective has grown over the years to include a variety of artists working in different media. Many have studied and taught at schools in the area, and all have strong ties to Athens, Winterville and Oconee County. This exhibition highlights the looking for a deal at the Pizitz Department group’s diversity of approaches and commitStore in Birmingham. On loan from the Morris ment to a high standard of art-making.

Museum of Art in Augusta, this painting is A few highlights include Maria Dondero’s only temporarily on view—don’t miss it. painted pottery. Her terra cotta bowls and Athens and UGA make teapots bring a playfulness to appearances in several paintfunctional pieces meant for ings. “Between Classes” (1940) everyday use. Barbara Allen’s shows a group of students wire sculpture and jewelry are lounging on the grass on North also examples of objets d’art Campus, talking and smoking that take a more utilitarian languidly; two decades later, role, as do Brett Swanson’s Dodd’s abstracted paintings of elegantly rustic white oak the Redcoat marching band and bench and kitchen cart. The Sanford Stadium reverberate Studio Group’s painters include with movement.

Margaret Agner (paintings on Paintings from later in his silk), Chatham Murray (oil career are also on display. His paintings) and Sarah Pattinson last series, created while his (watercolors of scenes from wife was undergoing heart Sapelo Island). The tiny scale surgery at Emory University of Pattinson’s excellent studies Hospital in the late 1970s, provide a keyhole glimpse into are some of the most intriguThe GMOA’s exhibition of Lamar Dodd’s work, including the painting “Central Park,” is on a beautiful seaside landscape. ing. Dodd was given license display until Aug. 28.

The camaraderie this group to observe 25 operations, and shares is evident in the two made drawings and paintings that provide But wait, there’s more! In the gallery memorials for members Brooks Burgess and L. a fascinating interpretation of the miracles David Dwinell. Burgess’ humorous and expresadjacent to this exhibition is “The Art of of medicine and the mysteries of the human sive basset hound ceramic lamps and jugs Disegno: Italian Prints and Drawings from body. This retrospective presents the work of the Georgia Museum of Art.” Here, the GMOA immortalize his beloved pets, while Dwinells’ one man throughout the many journeys he exhibits 53 works on paper produced in the photographs of dancers and other subjects made across the U.S. and Europe, and provides 16th, 17th and 18th centuries by famous complement the work of his friends. On view an examination of the way Dodd responded to artists like Giovanni Battista Piranesi and (and much of it on sale) through July 30. changes in the world during his lifetime. Visit Parmigianino. Both exhibitions will be on this special exhibition through Aug. 28.

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A Lifetime of Work: The Georgia Museum of Art celebrates its artistic “godfather” with an exhibition of Lamar Dodd’s drawings and paintings. One hundred works are on display, including drawings, watercolors and oil paintings from his student days to the end of his career. One of the most interesting things about the exhibition is the way curator Paul Manoguerra has included preparatory drawings and watercolors alongside the paintings.

One can see Dodd’s development of a particular image in terms of composition and color, tracking his mind at work through the choices he made along the way.

The retrospective begins with Dodd’s paintings of New York City during the period he attended the Art Students League. Dating from the late 1920s and early 1930s, these works reflect the influence of contemporary American scene painters, a style he brought to painting images from everyday life when he moved to Birmingham, AL in 1933. “Bargain Basement” (1937), for example, represents his “distinctly Southern” take on the depiction of the landscape and people of the South. This large oil on canvas depicts a cross-section of customers browsing the tables and racks

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• indicates new review ANOTHER EARTH (NR) A duplicate planet named Earth 2 is discovered in the solar system, and on the same night, MIT student Rhoda Williams (Brit Marling) and composer John Burroughs (William Mapother, “Lost” and In the Bedroom) are united by a tragic accident. Boxers and Ballerinas’ Mike Cahill directed, wrote, produced, filmed and edited Another Earth.

BAD TEACHER (R) Nothing humorously new is said in Bad Teacher, another in a popular line of adults behaving badly around/toward children. As very bad teacher Elizabeth Halsey, Cameron Diaz reminds the moviegoing public that there was something about Mary, and she had a lot to do with it. Forced to return to a job she hates at which she is not very good, Elizabeth treats her students and coworkers with equal disdain, until she sets her sights on wooing rich, new sub, Scott (Justin Timberlake).

BRIDESMAIDS (R) Considering its competition, calling Bridesmaids the funniest movie of 2011 may be as much an insult as a compliment to this hilarious comedy, written by and starring Kristen Wiig (winner of the year’s It’s About Time Award). This femaledriven flick needs to be judged and compared to its raunchy, hearty brothers, all raised under the banner of the House of Apatow. These bridesmaids prove to be just as funny and dirty as the groomsmen of The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, etc.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (PG-13) Captain America has never been high on my list of favorite superheroes, but I am highly anticipating his first major appearance on the big screen. Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) volunteers for a top secret Super Soldier experiment after being declared unfit for duty. His first mission is to combat the Nazi propaganda of Johann Schmidt, AKA the Red Skull (Huge Weaving). Directed by Joe Johnston (The Wolfman) from a script excitedly cowritten by Joss Whedon.

CARS 2 (G) Cars 2 is an above-average children’s cartoon. Unfortunately, an above-average children’s cartoon is way below Pixar’s capabilities. Any other animation house can make a Cars

or a Cars 2; Pixar should leave the kiddie entertainment to DreamWorks/ Sony and concentrate on singular masterpieces like WALL-E and Up. CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS (NR) 2010. A lot has been said and written about legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog’s documentary, filmed in France’s Chauvet Cave, where the oldest known pictorial representations of mankind can be found. Closed to the general public, Herzog had to receive special permission to film inside the cave.

CLUNY BROWN (NR) 1946. Amateur plumber and orphan Cluny Brown (Academy Award winner Jennifer Jones) is sent away by her uncle.

She eventually meets a suitor, Czech refugee Adam Belinski (Charles Boyer), on the estate of the wealthy Carmel family, whose son is played by Peter Lawford. This comedy was the last film completed by renowned director Ernst Lubitsch. Dave Marr will be introducing the film on its 7/22 debut.

DARIUS GOES WEST (NR) 2007.

Ciné hosts the seventh annual Darius Goes West Day. Fifteen-year-old Clarke Central student Darius Weems, confined to a wheelchair by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, had never left Athens until some local college students, including director Logan Smalley, took the Clarke Central student on a cross-country trip. Darius and crew will be on hand for a Q&A. FAST FIVE (PG-13) Might the fifth model of The Fast and the Furious franchise be its best yet? Dare I inquire if anyone actually cares for the answer to that question? As the “plot” goes, Dom (Vin Diesel), Brian (Paul Walker) and Dom’s sister/Brian’s squeeze, Mia (Jordana Brewster), are on the lam after a daring, non-fatal prison break. Other stuff goes on to set up the Ocean’s 11 on wheels heist that climaxes the movie.

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (R) Following on the heels of the disappointing Ashton/Natalie mashup, No Strings Attached, Friends with Benefits stars Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake as two pals who decide to add sex to their friendship. Director Will Gluck had a worthwhile hit with his last film,

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Easy A. Let’s hope the follow up is as funny and good.

• HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2 (PG-13) It’s over. The final battle rages over and through the hallowed halls of Hogwarts as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) attempt to end Voldemort’s (Ralph Fiennes) evil reign.

The last few Horcruxes must be found and destroyed if Harry is ever to truly defeat You-Know-Who. HP7.2 is filled with blood, death and violence yet is still fit for the entire family (besides the littlest ones). In the final journey to this magical world, the entire cast and crew deliver an emotionally impactful, thrillingly magic-filled final installment to one of the biggest blockbuster franchises of all time.

HORRIBLE BOSSES (R) Nick (Jason Bateman) works for an evil corporate shark played perfectly by Kevin Spacey.

Dale (Charlie Day) is getting seriously sexually harassed by his seriously hot dentist boss (Jennifer Aniston). Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) answers to a cokehead douchebag that resembles a balding Colin Farrell (Farrell). These three friends decide the solution to their employment problems is to murder each other’s boss.

JUMPING THE BROOM (PG-13) Jumping the Broom has all the familial melodrama of a Tyler Perry production without Madea’s tonal aggression.

When uptown girl Sabrina (Paula Patton) meets downtown boy Jason (Laz Alonso), they quickly get engaged.

The wedding on Martha’s Vineyard highlights the divide between the two families, led by tough-verging-onunlikable matriarchs played by Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine.

LARRY CROWNE (PG-13) Tom Hanks steps back behind the camera— and stars in—this comedy about out-of-work Larry Crowne who enrolls at his local college, where he connects a group of outcasts and falls for Mercedes Tainot (Julia Roberts), one of his teachers.

LIMITLESS (PG-13) In Limitless, the new film from Illusionist director Neil Burger, writer Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) stumbles upon a designer drug that opens up the limitless potential of the human brain. Soon, Eddie is making millions from the stock market and drawing the attention of a Wall Street bigwig (Robert De Niro). But with all shortcuts, a catch comes in the drug’s habit-forming side effects.

MADEA’S BIG HAPPY FAMILY (PG-13) Having written, directed, produced and/or starred in 11 movies since 2005, Tyler Perry has become predictable. The broad, slapstick antics of mad matriarch Madea (Perry) are jarringly meshed with a faith-based melodramatic family drama.

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13) Owen Wilson stars as the latest Woody standin, Gil, a Hollywood hack trying to finish a novel while on a family business trip to Paris with his fiancee’s (Rachel McAdams) family. On a magical midnight walk, Gil runs into Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (Tom Hiddleston and Alison Pill), gets writing advice from Papa Hemingway (Corey Stoll) and falls for Picasso’s girlfriend, Adriana (Marion Cotillard).

MR. DIAL HAS SOMETHING TO SAY (NR) Self-taught artist and Alabama native Thornton Dial (b. 1928)

only seriously began making art after his retirement. Dial’s work, figurative sculptures, paintings and mixed-media assemblages, tell folk tales combining African and American traditions.

Curator of education, Carissa DiCindio, will introduce the film.

THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER (NR) On the last weekend of summer, four young people search for love and adventure in the wilds of suburban Detroit. Could writer-director David Robert Mitchell’s sweet teen dramedy and feature debut be the John Hughes equivalent for the Facebook generation?

RIO (G) Another week, another average animated children’s movie that won’t quite pain the adults forced to accompany them. After Rango, 2011’s animated output has some minor big, quirky boots to fill.

SARAH’S KEY (PG-13) A Parisian journalist (Kristin Scott Thomas) investigating the notorious 1942 Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup becomes embroiled in the mystery of a young girl whose family ties were severed by the Holocaust.

Based on the bestseller Elle S’Appelait Sarah by Tatiana De Rosnay.

SECRECY (NR) 2008. Harvard University professors Peter Galison and Robb Moss directed this documentary about government secrecy in the era of 24/7 news.

SOURCE CODE (PG-13) I am excited about Duncan Jones. The son of David Bowie tones down some of his art

house-ier inclinations for Source Code, a thrilling sci-fi/action/thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier, Colter Stevens, enlisted in an experimental operation to travel back in time for eight minutes and uncover who masterminded a terrorist attack on a Chicago commuter train. If he doesn’t, a dirty bomb will level downtown Chicago.

SUPER 8 (PG-13) In J.J. Abrams’ new summer crowdpleaser, a group of junior Spielbergs witness a train crash that unleashes some mysterious and destructive events on their small Ohio town. The film’s dramatic core and primary means of propulsion are its dual mysteries: one fantastical, one tragically mundane. Without giving too much away, but to establish a point of reference, Super 8 is a Close Encounter with Jaws and E.T. THOR (PG-13) After a raid on the Frost Giants goes awry, a petulant Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is put in timeout by his Allfather, Odin (Anthony Hopkins).

Until he learns to use his godlike powers selflessly, he is forced to exist as one seriously cut, regular dude who gets to woo Natalie Portman as astrophysicist Jane Foster.

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (PG-13) What exactly did Michael Bay think was wrong with the last Transformers movie? Whatever he fixed made Transformers 3 cringingly bad and the worst of the bunch. After defeating the Decepticons, the Autobots help pursue the U.S. government’s

global agenda), until a lunar discovery brings about a cataclysmic battle that only the Bots and a select group of Americans can win.

THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (NR) 1948. One of John Huston’s most beloved films, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is the latest film to get the Summer Classic Movie Series treatment at Ciné.

Humphrey Bogart stars as a down on his luck fella who finds gold in Central Mexico with his partner and a grizzled old prospector.

THE TREE OF LIFE (PG-13) Terrence Malick’s long-delayed fifth film, starring Brad Pitt no less, finally comes to Athens! The life of Jack O’Brien (Sean Penn) is tracked from his 1950s Midwest upbringing with his dad (Pitt) and mom (Jessica Chastain, Jolene) to modern adulthood. Malick isn’t for all tastes, but since the loss of Stanley Kubrick, he has become a living cinematic treasure to appreciate while he’s still creating.

WINNIE THE POOH (G) Disney brings Winnie the Pooh and all the other denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood back to the big screen in the hand-drawn animated tradition of old Walt himself. The voice cast is refreshingly non-starstudded.

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS (PG-13) Considering my interest in the X-Men wanes by 90 percent when Wolverine isn’t involved, it’s a good thing the last 10 includes Professor X and Magneto. X-Men: First Class is what the third X-movie should have been.

As a prequel, X-Men Zero explains how Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr came to be friends/enemies.

ZOOKEEPER (PG) Kevin James is Griffin, a nice guy who nicely takes care of nice animals for a nice living.

Stephanie (Leslie Bibb), broke his nice heart because he’s a nice zookeeper.

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film notebook News of Athens’ Cinema Scene A Great Start: The Summer Classic Movie Series got underway at Ciné two weeks ago with a sold-out Friday-night screening of Chocolat, preceded by a rousing introduction by Tony Eubanks. Tony has been appointed to head up the newly formed board of the Athens Film Arts Institute, the nonprofit organization that will take over the theater’s operations starting in January. The summer movie series is a benefit for the AFAI, which will need to hire a director to replace Ciné founder Brigitta Hangartner when she moves to Illinois in early 2012, soon after the transition.

by Otto Preminger. When Brigitta asked if I’d be interested in introducing it I immediately agreed, despite not having seen it: I figured a Lubitsch film that had never been available on home video in the United States, even if it didn’t rise to the level of his best work, couldn’t be anything less than worthwhile. As it turns out, it’s one of Lubitsch’s very best movies, holding up strongly against his other late-career masterpieces, Ninotchka, The Shop Around the Corner and Heaven Can Wait. It has all the warmth, charm and ineffable grace of those films, along with the committed

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Because of the AFAI’s 501(c)3 status, Ciné memberships (as well as donations to the foundation) will now be tax-deductible. The IRS will also consider ticket sales “support,” which must constitute at least one-third of the organization’s income in order for it to remain a nonprofit. That doesn’t mean the AFAI won’t still have to beat the bushes to raise funds for Ciné’s operation, but it will certainly help as the new group finds its legs and establishes itself in the community. In both his intro to Chocolat and his warmup for presenter Patterson Hood at last Friday’s series screening of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Tony stressed Ciné’s role as an invaluable cultural asset to this community, a point with which you won’t find any argument here.

It’s About the Movies: Sierra Madre was as much fun as ever, and terrific to see on a big screen—that’s still playing through this Thursday, July 21. But Chocolat was really a pleasant surprise for me. I had remembered it as a super-slick commercial entertainment with some light art-house pretensions.

That’s still a fair characterization of it, I suppose, but it’s only a partial one that doesn’t acknowledge how beautifully executed it is. The script by Robert Nelson Jacobs from Joanne Harris’s novel has all its pieces exactly in place, and Lasse Hallstrom’s brisk direction keeps it humming along with just the right balance of sentimentality and good humor. It’s great at being a crowd-pleaser, which made it an ideal choice for AFAI’s series kickoff.

An even greater revelation, though, is the film I’m presenting in the series, Cluny Brown.

It’s the last picture completed by the peerless Ernst Lubitsch, in 1946 before he died a year later at only 55 while in production with That Lady in Ermine, which had to be finished

characterizations and depth of emotion that set them apart from his earlier, more breezily continental comedies and musicals. Not that Lubitsch had entirely abandoned the discreetly naughty wit that was his trademark—there’s a vague but stirring running double entendre about plumbing that must simply have stumped the censors.

Cluny Brown opens this Friday, July 22 in a restored 35mm print; I’m introducing the early evening screening [check www.athenscine. com. for the specific showtime] And Don’t Forget: The next entry in the summer classic series is pretty exciting, too: Josef von Sternberg’s The Blue Angel, the first of his seven collaborations with Marlene Dietrich.

The 7 p.m. opening-night screening on Friday, July 29 will be introduced by the immensely talented Sanni Baumgartner, a wonderful singer and multi-intrumentalist with a terrific affinity for the kind of Berlin cabaret music so iconically purveyed by Dietrich in this and many other films. Don’t miss it.

Adieu to iFilms, for Now: The ACC Library’s excellent iFilms series will be taking a hiatus while the library auditorium undergoes renovations beginning in August, so this month’s final screenings are the last you’ll see for awhile. July 21 is Secrecy, a 2008 documentary that explores the role of government secrecy in the age of the War on Terror. July 28 is Questioning Faith, a 2002 doc that contains director and seminarian Macky Alston’s personal reflections on how God can allow such suffering in the world. The free screenings are Thursdays at 7 p.m.; go to www. clarke.public.lib.ga.us for more info.

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threats & promises Music News And Gossip Southern Vision: Longtime Athens artist Adam Klein (Cowboy Angel Music, Athens Americana Festival) has started a new songwriting project called Songworthy. He is seeking listener input to suggest themes, ideas and stories for songs relating to issues of development and human rights as they pertain to the Global South (i.e., the underdeveloped nations of Latin America, Asia, Africa and the rest of the Third World). Klein has spent many years traveling the globe and did a stint in the Peace Corps several years ago. He has connected quite personally with the issues of which he speaks, and you’d be hard pressed to find a more sincere advocate for the causes he seeks to illuminate. If you’ve got an idea for this project or any questions about it, please send those along to hellocowboyangel@ gmail. For all other information, please see www.cowboyangelmusic.com or www.adamklein.com.

Bye, Bye, the Place That Was Known as Rye: Rye Bar will be under new ownership, and operating under The Viking Progress a new name, sometime next month. Apparently, there’s no real story or drama behind this seemingly sudden change. Former owner David Tammen said via email, “The bar is changing names, and I think they are keeping the music. I am not sure what the exact plans are, but I am working with the new owner closely for a while.” So, there you have it. For the past several years, Rye Bar has regularly showcased live music in a section of town no longer really known for live music (i.e., East Clayton Street). Let’s hope the new owners have a similar vision.

Make Your Own Kind of Music: Betsy Franck (Bareknuckle Band) has begun a songwriting workshop for kids ages 11–18. She has hosted a few so far this summer, and the next workshops are July 27, Aug. 3 & 24. The cost is $10 per student, and she says if they are successful, she’ll continue through the fall. The classes run from 6–7:30 p.m., and students should bring a pencil and notebook to work out song ideas. There may be a performance at the end of the summer featuring all the songs the class has written, but Franck insists this will be an optional activity, as she wants the students to be free to express themselves through song without the intimidation of a forced performance. All classes are held at the Jittery Joe’s Roaster on East Broad Street, and more information can be had by dropping a line to franck.betsy@gmail.com. m Songs from the Sea: Athens songwriter Patrick Morales is recording a new EP for his project The Viking Progress under the watchful eye and helping hands of Suny Lyons (Hope for Agoldensummer). The planned title is Whistling While the End Is Near, and Morales describes the EP as “an assortment of songs written from the perspective of people experiencing the end of the world” and how the issue at hand isn’t so much the physical ending but a person’s acceptance or non-

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acceptance of the event. Morales composed these songs in 2008 while living on a fishing boat in Alaska, which is, like, way over there on the edge of the world in the first place.

He’ll handle most of the instrumentation (guitar, bowed banjo, banjo, drums, piano, etc.) but will have Matt Jarrard (Oryx and Crake, Book Club) adding some cello. Morales plans to have the recording finished by late fall, then do a little touring and launch a Kickstarter campaign, and then release it proper in 2012.

There are a couple of demos available for you to sample over at www.facebook.com/thevi-

kingprogress, and they are, as you might imagine, a little lonely and desolate.

Day Trading: Chris “Razz” Rasmussen and Low Yo Yo Stuff Records are hosting the Secret Record Swap Saturday, July 23. The event takes place at the 40 Watt and runs from noon–6 p.m. Dealer set-up starts at 10 a.m. Absolutely anyone can be a dealer at this event, and tables are super cheap, ranging from $5 to $20 depending on table size.

All music-related stuff is eligible for sale (CDs, LPs, shirts, trinkets, doo dads, geegaws, posters, fliers, whatever). Food will be sold, the bar will be operating, and DJs will spin records throughout the day. Please contact Rasmussen via chris@chrisrazz.com or call (706) 206-0766 if you’re interested in learning more, or search for “The Secret Record Swap” on Facebook.

Local Is as Local Does: WUGA-TV is gearing up to broadcast its special program on the Georgia Theatre titled The Magic and Music Are Back! The show will air Tuesday, July 26 at 9 p.m. (and rebroadcast July 28, 9 p.m.; July 30, 8:30 p.m.; July 31, 6:30 p.m. and Aug. 1 at 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.) and will feature host Charlie McAlexander, who will “take viewers on a recap of the rebuilt historic theatre” as well as speak with owner Wilmot Greene about the two years since the fire and his plans for the future. As an aside, I’d like to say a bit about how much I’ve always enjoyed these types of productions from WUGA-TV (as well as the former WNEG, which was folded into WUGA a while back). I don’t mean to get too teary-eyed about it, but this type of distinctly regional programming and focus is a real treat and treasure for communities lucky enough to have an outlet for it. For more info, see www.wugatv.org.

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mixtape wars Musical Essence: NeSmith vs. Condescending Musicians Jason NeSmith (Casper & the Cookies) and Don Condescending (The Shut-Ups) have been buddies and musical collaborators since they met in sixth grade at Atlanta’s Paideia School. For this week’s Mixtape Wars, NeSmith and Condescending devised mixed tapes that would capture each other’s musical essence. Says Condescending, “People of the future will need maps of our musical DNA should they ever decide to clone our respective aesthetics.”

Don Condescending’s “Essence of NeSmith” Mixtape 1. “Pinball Ride” by Sounds from the World of Sid & Marty Krofft Don Condescending on why he picked this tune: It is 1977. You are a four-year-old riding a 10-story escalator to the top floor of an Atlanta shopping mall, where children’s entertainment gurus Sid & Marty Krofft have erected, for no apparent reason, an indoor amusement park. At the entrance to the park, glittering gloves usher you into a giant silver ball, where a robot launches you into a giant pinball machine. You take several turns on the ride, feeling that a great mystery has been revealed. You return the next weekend, only to find the escalator blocked off, the park closed forever. The escalator remains, however, for years and years, a towering monument to lost paradise.

This is what you heard on the day you made it to the top of that escalator.

Jason NeSmith’s Reaction: Lest you think I’m big on disco, it’s the microtonal synth stuff at 2:00 that warped my brainz.

I’m still chasing that sound.

2. “Question” by The Moody Blues DC: Some children have teddy bears to sleep with; Jason had a warm security blanket of reverb. Night after night, The Moody Blues wrapped this cherub-faced boy in angst-ridden psychedelic existentialism. The otherworldly vibe would lend to his troubles a sense of poetic dignity. Then, in the morning, he would wake up to the sobering truth that he was a glasses-wearing fat boy that nobody loved.

JN: That’s not entirely true. That was back when my mom loved me. The Moody Blues is the only band I can listen to without my inner critic growing restless.

3. “Junk” by Paul McCartney DC: No one is better than Jason at finding discarded crap from the auditory junkyard then transfiguring it with the right mouse click at the right time. This song appears on the album McCartney, whose offhand vibe and seemingly half-assed songwriting practically demand that you toss the disc into the dung heap.

JN: Oh, but what a half an ass it is!

4. “Mother People” by Frank Zappa DC: The Zappa influence can be fatal to impressionable youths who tend not to realize that Zappa’s sense of humor is often really lame; this has stunted the artistic growth of all but a few disciples. Jason is the rare Zappaphile to have transcended the limitations of his former master.

JN: The only thing more annoying than people that hate anything Zappa-related is people that love it.

5. “The Telephone Always Rings” by Fun Boy Three DC: Sounds like the two backing vocalists are lying in parallel hammocks, sleepily reading cue cards in a forgotten language while listening to a warped vinyl record of someone else listening to a warped vinyl record. An influence on Jason’s early production style.

JN: I thought for sure this is where the Gabriel-era Genesis slam would go.

6. “Bum-Bum” by Trio DC: Jason went to high school in Germany where he quickly discovered the aesthetic values of minimalism (playing less, saying less, feeling less) before forsaking them at the first opportunity to join a hair band.

JN: It turns out Germans like Starship even more than Americans do.

7. “Helicopter” by XTC DC: Imagine The Beatles. only with massive stage fright, fear of success and other debilitating neurological disorders. It’s nice to have heroes with problems.

JN: I always wanted to be in a critically acclaimed, financially ruinous band. Dreams DO come true.

8. “Cuddly Toy” by Harry Nilsson DC: Jason has always been more of a head-bobber than a head-banger; I have observed that this exact tempo unfailingly triggers in him the head-bobbing reflex. Also, he likes singers who sound eager to get started on their mid-morning booze nap.

JN: This song is secretly nasty!

9. “Close to Me” by The Cure DC: Jason has long been impressed with how this recording runs counter to industry production standards by making the listener feel he is in a place more cramped than that which he technically occupies. When he plays this song in his van, Jason feels as though he is driving a bumper car, whilst, seated next to him, Robert Smith hyperventilates seductively.

JN: These days I prefer to listen to records without any Robert Smith on them.

10. “4’33”” by John Cage DC: Cage apparently intended this piece, with its three silent movements, to be more than an exercise in perversity. The listener is supposed to accept as music any sound—a sniffling nose, a crying baby, a buzzing florescent light—that happens to fill the void. Nobody can really do this, of course, but Jason routinely comes close to doing it… that is, as close as a human being can come without having his ears confiscated by the angels.

JN: Reader, you can try this at home! All you need to do is put the paper down and stare at things indiscriminately.

NeSmith’s “The Evolution of Don Condescending” Mixtape 1. “Goodnight Sweetheart” by Sha-Na-Na JN: Pre-pubescent Don’s first role model was Bowser, the überstud with a congenital jaw defect. The fake cool-guy shtick will come in handy when Chris Snell has to find someone to be onstage besides himself.

DC: Who?

what I mean.” On the other side of that very ugly door sat Jon Anderson and his housekeeper Simon LeBon, who Don was told—in the Duran Duran tour program—was a “lyrical genius.”

He dutifully absorbed as much crappy genius as he could.

DC: Smelling like he sounded, Simon answered the door with a question mark, then shook up the picture (the lizard mixture) and tried to find my mountain hideaway. All of which, he denied. The morning after, I noticed that voices in my body were coming through on the radio; crappy genius had become a reflex.

5. “The Trial” by Pink Floyd JN: Misery was teenage Don’s new best friend. And so was I. He bought Pink Floyd: The Wall on cassette and became irate when I copied it. I had made him an unwitting accomplice in an illegal act. We avoided talking to girls by dissecting the album and trying to feel as miserable as possible.

DC: Those were the best days of my life.

6. “Beginning to See The Light” by Velvet Underground JN: In 1986 Don told me that Lou Reed, that weird old guy, was actually totally awesome. A year later, he was the first guy under the age of 18 to like the Pixies. Before the important thinkers of rock culture could agree with him, Don decided he didn’t really like those bands anymore.

DC: They were OK. 8. “Mayor of Simpleton” by XTC JN: Don had a subscription to Rolling Stone as early as 1984 and kept a book in which he wrote down chart stats like they were baseball scores. Based on their review, we both bought Oranges and Lemons. Then we recorded three albums in two weeks.

DC: Yeah.

9. “Mustache” by Sparks JN: By 1997 Don had become a masterful songwriter without a master. One day he heard Sparks, and he knew that he was accidentally not born a Mael brother.

DC: I would never again know loneliness.

10. “Common People” by Pulp JN: The universe, in an effort to show that Don is right and we should have known it, makes Jarvis Cocker rich and famous for writing pop songs from the perspective of an unreliable narrator, maintaining an ironic detachment, and making his listeners feel enlightened, vindicated and victimized. It should have been you, Don. DC: Thanks, Jason, but I have always thought of victimization as its own reward.

Ed note: You can catch The Shut-Ups and Casper & the Cookies when they share a bill at the 40 Watt Club on Friday, July 22.

2. “The People in Your Neighborhood” by Sesame Street JN: This song for kids introduces them to the postman, the fireman, the banker and more people with important societal roles.

Don’s calling turned out to be writing songs about the mentally challenged children of the postman, the fireman and the banker.

DC: Actually, the entire neighborhood was mentally challenged.

3. “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant”

by Billy Joel JN: Eight minutes of Beatles-esque harmony and semi-theatrical pretensions lead Don down the primrose path to the door of his favorite artist, whose mailbox reads: I’m Billy Freakin’ Joel, and you’re just a stupid mailman. Don played this song for his 80-year-old neighbor. Then he made a cryptic reference to this event in one of his own lyrics.

That’s the kind of weird stuff true artists do when they’re 11.

DC: And mentally challenged.

4. “Leave It” by Yes JN: Don’s love of song lyrics brought him to another house, but this mailbox said: “No phone can take your place, you know

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just kind of came out of nowhere,” says Derek Wiggs, the unassuming, punk-rocking founder of SlopFest. “I was just hanging out with some people and someone said, ‘That’s not the worst idea ever,’ or something like that.”

Not a bad idea indeed; what started in 2009 as a one-day free-for-all became a two-day free-for-all in 2010. This year, SlopFest is slated to span three days, which either indicates that this event is a burgeoning success or that Wiggs is eager for more chaos. Either way, Athenians can expect another sloppy free-for-all in 2011.

This year, the first night of SlopFest is free and it’s intended to be sort of a “dance party kick-off with a few bands” followed by an all-night set by DJ Mahogany. Wiggs “tried to get bands with more of a party atmosphere before the DJ goes on” for night one. An $8 wristband gets you in SlopFest the last two days, or you can opt to pay $6 at the door per night.

In 2009, the economic crisis caused Athens’s previous end-of-summer blowout, PopFest, to be put on hold, and it returned in 2010 as a fall event. So, for the past two years, SlopFest has filled the summer festival finale void that PopFest left behind. While the name “SlopFest” came about principally “because it rhymes” with PopFest, Wiggs explains why the festival’s title is appropriate: “It is kind of sloppy—when I talk to bands from out of state, I have to warn them: you’re going to have pretty quick sets, and it’s going to be hot as hell outside. Some people get sloppy drunk. There’s beer, there’s barbecue… it’s just a wide variety of… I don’t know… [SlopFest] kind of came out of the ether and just keeps going.”

SlopFest ’09 may have been Wiggs’ first foray into running a festival, but it wasn’t his first time putting on a show with only himself and a small group of friends helping out. “In high school we used to do big house parties,” he says. “Maybe it was somewhere in my subconscious, percolating and waiting to come back.”

While the lineup is diverse, SlopFest features many bands in the punk-rock tradition. To get some idea of the SlopFest experience, one must appreciate a broad definition of the word “punk.” The word might translate roughly to “chaos” or even “slop,” and Athenians who dig this kind of music and environment don’t often get to sate their anarchic hunger in such a concentrated burst. Festival attendee Winston Dangler was ecstatic when he discovered SlopFest in 2010: “It’s the best environment to see all the punk bands you have heard of but never actually made the effort to go see,” he says. “And the music and fun are constant. Last year I saw such a wide variety of music: from the loudest two-man metal band to soul-punk.”

Wiggs likes the fact that he’s serving up a treat for those who brave Athens’ calm yet sweltering summers, ending the off-season (interrupted only by the city-wide shindig known as AthFest) with a chaotic bang. “It’s the end of the summer,” says Wiggs. “It’s hot as hell, and there’s not much going on, especially before everyone comes back and football season starts. It’s kind of the last little thing for people who stick around all summer and want to hang out.”

SlopFest isn’t merely a musical event, as Wiggs explains: “Last year, [Jeremy Dyson, Wiggs’ friend] came into a projector the week of, and projected pieces of movies he had strung together, all while bands were playing. Some people wound up sticking around just watching his selections of movies… He

syncs some stuff up with bands, but he recently started playing with Cars Can Be Blue, so there will probably something real sick going on while they’re playing.”

Wiggs hopes that this year’s attendees will remember SlopFest as something “fun and balanced,” he says. “They’ll get to see a lot of bands, inside and outside… If you don’t like who’s playing, you can just walk inside, and someone will be playing some records, and before you know it, something else you might like will be going on. You’ll definitely get a chance to experience a lot of different stuff.”

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Slopfest Schedule Little Kings Shuffle Club Thursday, July 21 9:00 p.m. Dance Party Kick-off with DJ Mahogany, Grape Soda, Eureka California, Mr. Blank and Tendaberry.

Friday, July 22 6:00 p.m. Ye Ole Sub Shoppe 6:30 p.m. Danny the Looper 7:00 p.m. shehehe 7:30 p.m. Vespolina 8:00 p.m. Cloud Becomes Your Hand 8:30 p.m. Slaw n Order 9:00 p.m. Serenghetto 9:30 p.m. Ole Russ 10:00 p.m. Rat Babies 10:30 p.m. Fabulous Bird 11:00 p.m. Burgerthirst 11:30 p.m. Xavii 12:00 a.m. Antlered Aunt Lord 12:30 a.m. NEVER 1:00 a.m. Incendiaries 1:30 a.m. Manray Saturday, July 23 6:00 p.m. Danger Bucket 6:30 p.m. Sea of Dogs 7:00 p.m. D Charles Speer 7:30 p.m. Shepherds 8:00 p.m. Cold Ones 8:30 p.m. Manger 9:00 p.m. Hidden Spots 9:30 p.m. Little Master 10:00 p.m. Gnarx 10:30 p.m. Hollows 11:00 p.m. Cars Can Be Blue 11:30 p.m. Dark Rides 12:00 a.m. Wade Boggs 12:30 a.m. Shaved Christ 1:00 a.m. Dead Dog 1:30 a.m. Future Virgins Schedule is subject to change, as is the nature of sloppy events.

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magine a day camp at which teens are handed some ear drum-threatening pieces of musical equipment every morning. Yes, teenagers. Those wily, hormone-addled creatures who ride skateboards and terrorize malls. Then imagine the instructors not only allowing but encouraging or even joining those teens in perfecting the time-honored tradition of starting a band and playing really, really loudly. It seems like an unlikely dream, but, hey, Athens is a pretty special place, and we’ve got a camp just like that that has been helping teens rock for five years: Camp Amped.

“In such a music-centered community, you’re gonna have teenagers that are really interested in music, but if they don’t have anywhere to go, they’re not going to have any place to meet other musicians to play with,” says Camp Amped director and Nuçi’s Space youth program coordinator Laura Ford.

It was back in summer 2007 when Nuçi’s Space held its first Camp Amped summer session. Campers aged 11–17 came in every day to practice songs with each other, and instructors taught them lessons on everything from tuning to booking shows to getting offstage efficiently. It quickly became apparent, though, that one session would not be enough.

“It’s crazy how it blew up,” says Ford. “We had so many people on the waiting list in 2008 that we figured maybe we could do two sessions… And then the waiting list for [two sessions in 2009] was so long that we decided to do the after-school program.”

So, Camp Amped grew from a one two-week session per year to two in the summer, plus a 13-week after-school program in the fall and spring. “Every single month of the year there’s something—whether it’s the actual program or a fundraiser,” says Ford.

The reasons for this expansion are numerous, but all are essentially linked to the fact that the idea was good to start with. Despite expansion and some streamlining, not much has changed. “It’s still the same atmosphere that it was the first year,” says Hunter Hulsey, who is in his last eligible session at Camp Amped after participating every year since it started in 2007. “It’s not just a music camp where we come in and get taught. They actually want us to have a good time, and they actually care that we’re here.”

The staff of instructors Hulsey refers to includes high-profile local talent like Dan Nettles (Kenosha Kid), Claire Campbell (Hope for Agoldensummer), Carl Lindberg (Grogus) and many more who keep students coming back because they know what it’s like to be a young, struggling musician. Several local acts have also been invited to perform for campers, including visits every summer session since 2007 from Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers, a prominent Nuçi’s Space advocate.

“I think I came and sat in for maybe the first session they ever did and just flipped out,” says Hood. “I’ve met every group that’s come through here, and I’ve always been blown away with the spirit of the campers.”

Hood was so impressed with the campers that he invited a group of them to open for the Truckers at a sold-out 40 Watt Club show last year. If you got to see it, you know that those teens had more poise onstage than most other upstart Athens bands. And some other Camp Amped grads, like Henry Barbe and the guys in Second Sons, continue to book shows regularly around town.

Along with churning out professional, talented acts, Camp Amped has been able to make its services available to the entire community. In five years, the camp has raised and distributed $36,000 in scholarships to hopeful campers, allowing teens from all backgrounds to take part. And they continue to take part, and they come back. Which is pretty impressive, because again, we’re talking about teenagers—it’s hard to convince them that anything is cool, much less summer camp.

“Usually high school kids don’t want to do something like a summer camp,” says Ford.

“But with Camp Amped, we’ve found something that they actually enjoy and they feel like it’s their own. They don’t feel like it’s some nerdy camp; they’re doing something cool. So, that’s pretty awesome.”

Chris Miller

WHAT: Camp Amped Session Two Grand Finale WHERE: Nuçi’s Space WHEN: Saturday, July 23, 7 p.m.

HOW MUCH: FREE!

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EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its convenient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www. athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Bad Movie Night: Stone Cold (Ciné Barcafé) Former NFL rabble rouser Brian “Boz” Bosworth is a play-by-his-own-rules cop, ordered by the FBI to infiltrate a biker gang and perhaps even fall in love.

8 p.m. FREE! www.facebook.com/ badmovienight EVENTS: Screening: Farmageddon (Ciné Barcafé) Hosted by Athens Locally Grown.

Benefits Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and Wholesome Wave Georgia. 7 p.m. $10. www. localplace.org

EVENTS: Screening: Around the World in 80 Days (ACC Library) A British inventor, Chinese theif and French artist go on a worldwide adventure. 11 a.m. FREE! 706-6133650 PERFORMANCE: David and Julie Coucheron (Madison-Morgan Cultural Center) Sibling sensations David and Julie are joined by Christopher Rex for a special concert celebrating the Center’s 35th birthday. 7:30 p.m. $5 (students), $25.

706-342-4743, www.mmcc-arts.org KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations

of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.). Tuesdays.

8:30 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com

Wednesday 20 EVENTS: Canine Cocktail Hour (Hotel Indigo, Madison Bar & Bistro Courtyard) Drink and food specials for you and your (well-behaved, vaccinated) dog! This week: salty dogs and greyhounds. Every Wednesday.

5-7 p.m. www.indigoathens.com EVENTS: Conscious Food & Conscious Movement (The Melting Point) Enjoy a three course vegan meal prepared by Foundry Park Inn & Spa’s Executive Chef, Martin Smetana, followed by a bellydancing class taught by Maggie Moore. 6 p.m. 706-549-7020 KIDSTUFF: Native American Tales (Madison County Library) Join Jackie Elsner for inspirational stories. 2 p.m. FREE! 706-795-5597

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Thursday 21 EVENTS: 4th Annual Athens Local Food Awards (Ciné Barcafé) P.L.A.C.E. presents awards for educators, businesses, advocates and excellence on the farm. 8 p.m. www. localplace.org EVENTS: iFilms: Secrecy (ACC Library) Through revealing interviews with secrecy-averse reporters, former CIA agents, military attorneys and regular citizens, directors Peter Galison and Robb Moss dissect the way the power and allure of secrecy affect the course of history. 7 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 EVENTS: Screening: Mr. Dial Has Something to Say (Georgia Museum of Art) A biography of Thornton Dial, a self-taught artist.

Introduced by Carissa DiCindio, curator of education. 7 p.m. FREE! www.georgiamuseum.org EVENTS: Taste Your Tapas and Silent Auction (Ciné Barcafé) Taste and vote on your favorite local foods from participating restaurants.

Part of Taste Your P.L.A.C.E. 7–8:30 p.m. $20. www.localplace.org ART: Sewing Machine Basics (Community) Learn the basics of working with your machine and make a stitch sampler. Bring your own machine or borrow one of Community’s. 6:30–8:30 p.m. $20. communityathens@gmail.com PERFORMANCE: Athens Area Shapenote Singers (Athens First United Methodist Church) Participate in the early-American tradition of shape-note singing. No experience necessary. Songbooks will be provided. 7–9 p.m. FREE! 706-353-4378, atlantasacredharp. org KIDSTUFF: Blinglets and Crowns (Georgia Square Mall, Learning Express) Decorate a bracelet or royal crown with sticky jewels. 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. FREE! KIDSTUFF: Henna Workshop (ACC Library) Learn how to apply temporary henna body art. Call to register.

2–3 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: “Musical Tales” (ACC Library) Rebecca Ballard tells musical folktales from around the world.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Read to Rover (ACC Library) Beginning readers in grades 1–4 read aloud to an aid dog. Trainer always present. 3–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 GAMES: Dealing for Darius/ Casino for a Cure (The Rail Athens) The top finisher in this Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament will win a casino package. For ages 21 & up.

Players ages 18–20 are invited to play Black Jack, Roulette and other games. 6 p.m. (sign-in), 7–10 p.m. (games).$20–30 (recommended do-

nation). www.dariusgoeswest.com/ dealingfordarius

Friday 22 EVENTS: Beer for Hope Percentage Tour (Terrapin Beer Co.) Support the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research with the release of the 2011 Reunion Ale. 5:30–8:30 p.m. $10. www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Family Fun Carnival (The Body Shop of Athens) Ride a mechanical bull, shoot some hoops, ride a pony, zip down the slip ‘n’ slide or get an airbrush tattoo.

Harry’s Pig Shop will cook up some BBQ and DJ Kevin Cheek will spin some tunes. 5–9 p.m. FREE! www. dariusgoeswest.org KIDSTUFF: Magic Show (ACC Library) Join magician and ventriloquist Keith Karnok and his wacky sidekick, Vern, the singing and talking bird, for a magic show. 2:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 KIDSTUFF: Preschool & Toddler Storytime (Madison County Library) Includes stories, fingerpuppet plays, songs and crafts for literacy-based fun. For ages 2–5.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-795-5597

Saturday 23 EVENTS: 7th Annual Darius Goes West Day (Ciné Barcafé) A screening of the documentary followed by a Q&A with Darius, his crew and special guest Charley Seckler of Charley’s Fund. All proceeds benefit Duchenne muscular dystrophy research. 7 p.m. $5. www.athenscine. com EVENTS: Adoption Day (Pawtropolis) Athens Canine Rescue brings its pups out for a chance at finding a new home. 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. FREE! www.athenscaninerescue.com EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Bishop Park) Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads.

Every Saturday. 8 a.m.–noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net EVENTS: Beer for Hope Percentage Tour (Terrapin Beer Co.) Support the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research with the release of the 2011 Reunion Ale. 5:30–8:30 p.m. $10. www.terrapinbeer.com EVENTS: Mom Prom (Oconee County Civic Center) Relive your old prom memories and dance the night away. The tackier the dress the better! Proceeds will benefit the Loran Smith Center for Cancer Support.

7–10 p.m. $25 (adv.), $30. momprom.athens@gmail.com EVENTS: Oconee Farmers Market (Downtown Watkinsville) Visit the back lawn of the Eagle Tavern Museum for locally grown produce, meats, dairy and handcrafted goods.

Every Saturday, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. www. oconeefarmersmarket.org EVENTS: Secret Record Swap (40 Watt Club) Presented by Low Yo Yo Stuff, come hang out and buy, sell, or trade for that original pressed single you’ve been looking for, plus posters, T-shirts and more. 1-6 p.m.

FREE! www.40watt.com EVENTS: Teen Film Festival (ACC Library) Don your best red carpet wear and watch films made by local teens on the big screen. The audience will vote on awards during a light reception. Special bellydancing performance. 4 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 EVENTS: WMI Farms Produce Market (Mama’s Boy) Natural and locally grown organic produce fresh

from the Winterville farm. Located at the lot next to Mama’s Boy. 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

ART: Artist Market (Community) Community and Whole Mind.Body.

Art host a collaborative artist market with local art and artisan products, refreshments and feather hair extensions. 11 a.m.–3 p.m. FREE! 706-316-2067, communityathens@ gmail.com OUTDOORS: Basic Orienteering (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) An introduction of basic map and compass skills through a short mapped course through the trails of the Garden. 10–11 a.m. FREE! 706542-1656, www.uga.edu/botgarden

Sunday 24 EVENTS: Star Wars Sunday (Oconee County Library) Members of the Georgia 501st Legion, a volunteer group of costume enthusiasts, will appear in full Star Wars attire. 2–5 p.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 EVENTS: International Music Party (Madison County Library) Old Fireworks will play Celtic, Balkan, Klezmer, German, Czech and Hawaiian music. International refreshments and an open dance floor provided. 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706795-5597 ART: Closing Reception (Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA)) Artist and curators panel discussion followed by a reception with the artist. 4–6 p.m. FREE! www. athica.org ART: Redesign: Men’s Shirt to a Girl’s Dress (Community) Turn a simple men’s shirt into a girl’s dress. Sewing machine and basic knowledge required. 3–5 p.m. $20.

706-316-2067, communityathens@ gmail.com KIDSTUFF: Sewing Machine Basics for Kids (Community) Introduction to machine sewing for kids ages 7 & up. Sewing machine required. 12:30–2:30 p.m. $25.

706-316-2067, communityathens@ gmail.com GAMES: Trivia (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Weekly Trivia! 6:30 p.m. FREE! 706-354-6655, www.buffalos.com/ athens

Monday 25 KIDSTUFF: Bedtime Stories (ACC Library) Snuggle in your jammies and listen to bedtime stories. Every Monday. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-6133650 KIDSTUFF: Infant Storytime (ACC Library) Nurture language skills.

10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Last Monday Book Group (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is The Inheriters by William Golding.

Newcomers welcome. 7 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Adult Trivia (Jack’s Bar) Test your (carnal) knowledge. 9–11 p.m. 706-548-8510 GAMES: Dart League Tournament (Alibi) Meet up with other sharpshooters. 8 p.m. FREE! 706-5491010

Tuesday 26 EVENTS: Gloomy Sunday (UGA Tate Center) An epic romance set in Budapest before, during and after the Second World War. Screened by Hillel at UGA as part of the Athens Jewish Film Festival. 7 p.m. FREE! www.athensjff.org EVENTS: Athens Farmers Market (Little Kings Shuffle Club) Check out the afternoon market in its conve-

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KIDSTUFF: Splashdown (Bishop Park, Bishop Park Pool) Celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the lunar landing with an evening of swimming, arts and crafts, astronomy and song. Toast the brave astronauts with a cup of Tang and experience nearweightlessness in the pool. 7–9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3580 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Talking about Books (ACC Library, Small Conference Room) This month’s title is Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Newcomers welcome. 10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 GAMES: Sports Trivia (Beef ‘O’ Brady’s) Every Wednesday. Win house cash and prizes! 8:30 p.m.

FREE! 706-850-1916

Zoo, Four Eyes Farm 255 The last decade has seen its share of minimalist duos, but with the Black Keys gone soulful and the White Stripes just gone (and does anyone Zoo remember The Raveonettes?), perhaps it’s time for a change. San Francisco’s Zoo boasts an approach that features a dozen odd instruments, loops and other decidedly non-austerity measures. Siblings Eleanor and Ryan Friedberger of New York’s Fiery Furnaces come to mind (not technically a duo—they have a drummer), but Zoo’s sound seems less self-consciously bombastic. In contrast to the Furnaces’ highly composed grandiosity, Zoo’s songs have an organic feel. The music has substance in its elasticity; it’s as if the trim two-piece shrugged off the added weight of additional members to make room for more ideas.

For Zoo, the demands of a nationwide tour are no cause to cut back. “We bring everything. We bring the kitchen sink,” says Andy Tisdall. “We have a van full of crap between us.” “A very sexy white van,” adds the duo’s other half, Ammo Eisu. Eisu has a term for what the band does: “orchestral junkyard.” But an overabundance of instruments on the one hand does not translate into lack of control on the other. “There’s definitely a lot of planning and a lot of timing [onstage],” Eisu says.

With politicians favoring parsimony in the national debate over budget cuts, Zoo’s lavish approach is all the more welcome. For Zoo, events in Washington have certainly had an effect in the past. “The first and only time we played [Athens] was the night that Barack Obama got elected,” Tisdall recalls. “So, basically, we’re hoping something like that will happen.” Such as? Eisu muses: “Maybe Sarah Palin could stage a coup?”

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nient downtown location! Buy fresh, locally grown organic produce, locally crafted goods and freshly baked breads. Now accepting EBT cards. 4–7 p.m. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net KIDSTUFF: Storytime (Oconee County Library) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs and crafts. For kids ages 2–5 and their caregivers. 10 & 11 a.m. FREE! 706-769-3950 KIDSTUFF: Toddler Storytime (ACC Library) For children ages 18 months to 5 years. Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

FREE! 706-613-3650 LECTURES & LIT.: Digital Photography Made Simple (ACC Library) This month’s Brown Bag Discussion features local photograpyy instructor Chuck Murphy, who will explain the nuts and bolts of digital photography. Feel free to bring a lunch to this 45-minute program. 12:15 p.m. FREE! 706613-3650 GAMES: Locos Trivia (Locos Grill & Pub) All three Athens locations of Locos Grill and Pub (Westside, Eastside and Harris St.) feature trivia night every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m.

FREE! www.locosgrill.com GAMES: Poker Night (Flicker Theatre & Bar) Last Tuesday of every month. 8:30 p.m. www.flickertheatreandbar.com * Advance Tickets Available

Live Music Tuesday 19 Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com CLEAN BREAK Lo-fi indie rock trio based here in Athens.

REGARDING SUNSHINE First perfomance by this Athens, GA trio.

The leading ukulele and glockenspiel fit perfectly with this group’s

naturally goofy and sweet demeanor.

Performance will feature some choice covers interspersed with originals.

SUNLIGHT ALCHEMISTS New local rock band featuring members of Revo. The alternative-leaning group names Switchfoot and Alanis Morissette among its influences.

X-RAY VISIONARIES High-energy guitar and keytar rock with a quirky and melodic pop sensibility akin to They Might Be Giants or Atom and His Package.

8e’s Bar 9 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/tecropolis TECROPOLIS Join your fellow citizens of Tecropolis, capital of the United States of Electronica and hear your favorite techno, trance, house, drum & bass, dubstep and more.

This week feat. DJs andyredrum, xb, D:RC and more.

Highwire Lounge “Jeff Reilly Roast.” 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge.com KENOSHA KID Jeff Reilly returns to Georgia to share the stage with Marlon Patton, Dan Nettles, Neal Fountain and NYC trumpet player Jacob Wick. That’s right; two drummers onstage at once as Reilly and Patton battle it out!

Little Kings Shuffle Club “Athens Farmers Market.” 4:30 p.m.

FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net THE WOODWORKS New etherealfolk female trio featuring Jenny Woodward, Mandy Riley (Like Totally!) and Stephanie Davis (Yo Soybean).

The Melting Point Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com THE WELFARE LINERS Bluegrass band complete with upright bass, banjo, mandolin, guitar and fiddle, featuring the founder of Ghostmeat Records and members of 6 String Drag. Their song “Terrapin Beer” was on the AthFest CD this year.

Wednesday 20 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Blue Sky 5–10 p.m. www.blueskyathens.com VINYL WEDNESDAY Bring your own vinyl and be a DJ for the night.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. 706-369-3040 OPEN MIC NIGHT Welcoming singer-songwriters every Wednesday.

Farm 255 Primals Night. 9 p.m. FREE! www. farm255.com DIAL INDICATORS Background sounds for dinner and cocktails.

This quiet jazz duo features Jeremy Roberts on guitar and George Davidson on tenor sax playing odd covers and improvising on familiar themes.

George’s Lowcountry Table 6 p.m. FREE! www.georgeslowcountrytable.net KIP JONES Many of Jones’ tunes split between the reflective acoustic territory of Harvest-era Neil Young and the country-infused rock of ‘80s-era Steve Earle.

Go Bar 9 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/gobar TWIN POWERS DJ Dan Geller (Gold Party, The Agenda) and friends spin late-night glam rock, new wave, Top 40, punk and Britpop. Dancing starts at midnight!

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THE CALENDAR! Locos Grill & Pub 6 p.m. FREE! www.locosgrill.com (Timothy Rd. Location) NORMALTOWN FLYERS This Athens roots-rock institution plays a set of good-time rock and roll with a Southern leaning.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. www.newearthmusichall.com THE ARTIFACTS Old-school b-boy and graffiti-inspired hip-hop crew, reunited after solo and collaborative projects with big names like The Weathermen and Del the Funky Homosapien.

CESAR COMMANCHE Justus League founder has been around the block a few times, but he’s still flowing with a funky mix of B.I.G.-era style and Mos Def-like rhythm.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-549-0840 KARAOKE With your host Lynn, the Queen of Karaoke! Every Wednesday.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com MCNARY Three-piece pop band playing a blend of up-tempo cover songs and soulful originals.

Thursday 21 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 PARTY NIGHT Dance to the music of ‘80s and ‘90s.

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com GUZIK Titanic sludge metal.

ORDER OF THE OWL Heavy rock featuring members of Zoroaster and Terminal Doom.

SAVAGIST Impressive Athens metal band featuring fine folks from punk/ metal bands 300 Cobras, Hot Breath and The Dumps.

SOURVEIN Down-tempo, destructosludge metal from North Carolina.

DePalma’s Italian Cafe 6:30–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-552-1237 (Timothy Rd. location) BORDERHOP FIVE This bluegrass quintet sums up its sound in two words: “high” and “lonesome.”

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com FOUR EYES Jace Bartet and Erin Lovett lovingly mingle gentle melodies with bombastic shredding.

THE WOODWORKS New etherealfolk female trio featuring Jenny Woodward, Mandy Riley (Like Totally!) and Stephanie Davis (Yo Soybean).

ZOO Two-piece, multi-instrument folk/ punk/experimental/rock featuring formber members of Little Teeth. See Calendar Pick on p. 17.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. FREE! www.flickertheatreandbar.com SUBSCRIBER Self-described “rootsy vacuum pop” that borrows elements from garage rock and psych pop.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com JK AND THE LOST BOYS Atlanta band with a style strongly reflective of acoustic-tinged folk and blues rock bands such as Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews Band and Counting Crows.

JUICE BOX New local band lays down some smooth, funky jams.

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THE K-MACKS Danceable, highenergy country-fried punk rock.

MATT KABUS This Atlanta-based singer-songwriter has a sweet pop voice and delivers heartfelt acoustic ballads.

Gnat’s Landing 6:30 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net NEXT BEST FRIEND Hook-heavy acoustic rock and pop covers and originals.

Go Bar 10 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/ gobar DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.hendershotscoffee. com MEGAPHONE MAN An avant garde and improvisational punk jazz trio, featuring Neal Fountain, Jeff Reilly and Brian Lopes.

Hilltop Grille 7 p.m. FREE! 706-353-7667 MILLIGAN Acoustic duo reworks both classic rock and more recent hits from CSNY to Johnny Cash to Jack Johnson to Maroon 5.

Hotel Indigo “Live After 5 on the Madison Patio.”

6–8 p.m. FREE! www.indigoathens. com MATTHEW MICHAEL ANDERSON AND DUSTY WOODRUFF Half of the UGA Graduate Guitar Quartet, performing under less stressful circumstances than the exams they have to take.

Little Kings Shuffle Club Slopfest Kickoff! 9 p.m. FREE! www. myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Late night dance party after the bands.

EUREKA CALIFORNIA Melodic, guitar-driven indie rock influenced by bands like Guided by Voices.

GRAPE SODA Local band featuring the brothers Lewis (Mat and Ryan, also of The Agenda), on vocals, organ and drums, playing reverbheavy garage psych-rock.

MR. BLANK Experimental noise project from the man behind the Carnivale of Black Hearts.

TENDABERRY Funky, soulful postpunk. Think Rick James sitting in with Gang of Four.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com DANIEL LEE BAND Four Georiga boys churning out country and Southern rock.

JOHN KING BAND Young Southern rock with a little twang.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $5. www.newearthmusichall. com AMERICANA SONGWRITER SHOWCASE AND SONG PULL A very special performance featuring Austin Darnell (Darnell Boys), Drew Carmen (The Corduroy Road), Scott Low (Efren) and Betsy Franck (Bareknuckle Band) all onstage together. Each musician will perform a short, acoustic solo set, and then the group will “pull” out songs to play together.

THE HAWKEYES This electric rootsrock group will close out the evening following the songwriter showcase.

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No Where Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 FLT RSK A funky blend of electronica and space rock featuring members of DubConscious.

UP UNTIL NOW Local duo plays electronic dance music with driving uptempo beats and catchy, unforgettable melodies.

The Office Lounge 8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 BLUES NIGHT The Shadow Executives host an open, all-night blues jam, kicking it off with a set of their own originals. Sign up at 8 p.m.

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2324 JOHN SOSEBEE BAND These Georgia natives play hill country/ Mississippi blues and the occasional Hendrix cover.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com KEITH MOODY Punchy, fast-paced Southern rock heavy on hypercatchy hooks.

Friday 22 Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 BIG DON BAND Real Southern rock featuring soulful vocals backed by smooth, bluesy guitars. Featuring lots of covers and some originals.

Amici 11:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 EYES LIPS EYES Infectious pop band with post-punk hooks and funky beats that recall Talking Heads and The Strokes.

Boar’s Head Lounge 9 p.m. FREE! 706-369-3040 JOHN SOSEBEE Eclectic mix of traditional blues and pop.

Caledonia Lounge 10 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.caledonialounge.com THE AGENDA In-your-face punk rock ensemble that features an energetic show that’s both reckless and wildly entertaining.

TATERZANDRAZANDRA Brand-new local band playing angular, often dissonant but catchy grunge that’s maintains a distinct sense of melody.

TURF WAR This band takes the lo-fi garage aesthetic of the Black Lips and turns it into something more than just another sound-alike.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com JANE JANE POLLOCK Thomasville, GA experimental indie that utilizes a variety of broken toys, dishware and the occasional actual instrument to play a sort of Southern gypsy music.

LOUD VALLEY Orlando band formerly known as Bananafish with a spacey attitude and a mellow shoegaze pop sound. Also playing Sunday at Farm 255!

NEW MADRID Echoing, Americana vocals and swift, proficient guitar plucks.

SAM SNIPER Southern jungle rock that holds together firmly with big rhythms and harmonies despite joyful bouncing between genres.

40 Watt Club 9 p.m. $5 (21+), $7 (18+). www.40watt. com CASPER & THE COOKIES Increasingly experimental but always rooted in pop sensibilities, this local act presents a danceable mix of quirky fun driven by keyboard and

Tuesday, July 26

Ed Schrader’s Music Beat Farm 255 If you let it simmer on the stove for a little while, pop music will reduce to a basic form: a combination of rhythm and personality. Ed Schrader’s Music Beat consists solely of these two elements—plus, as a bonus, some bass guitar. Vocalist/percussionist/ talk show host (seriously—look it up on YouTube) Ed Schrader discovered this simple recipe while touring with fellow Baltimore residents/ Wham City cohorts Teeth Mountain as a stand-up comic in 2007.

“I did this thing called ‘Grad Libs,’” Schrader recalls. “I would give a graduation speech using nouns and verbs that the audience would give me.”

At a show at an antique shop in Dubuque, IA, Schrader decided to modify his set for the benefit of the scant few present: three older gentlemen who were holding the weekly meeting of their “X-Files” fan club. “That night, Teeth Mountain left a drum [onstage], and I thought, ‘Oh, I’ll just throw it into the act.’ I had a couple of goofy songs—comedic songs, songs that were there to bolster the comedy routine, you know, like…” and with that, Schrader launches into a string of nonsense syllables arranged into a sort of lounge croon.

Soon after the Iowa gig, the songs overtook the stand-up, and Schrader enlisted Nuclear Power Pants bassist Devlin Rice to complete his Music Beat. Together, the duo perform such songs as “I Can’t Stop Eating Sugar” and “Beautiful Transvestite in the Rain.”

So, that’s it: a guy singing and playing a floor tom accompanied by bass. But here’s the thing: it’s totally compelling. Schrader gets a lot of stylistic mileage out of his minimal setup: grim post-punk deadpan, proto-industrial steamrolling, evil-punk hysterics.

Convincingly dramatic, he sermonizes to the audience through some man-behind-thecurtain reverb. The result is exceedingly attention-grabbing, engagingly funny and genuinely unique. Maximum bang for minimum buck. Read our extended Q&A with Schrader at www.flagpole.com. [Jeff Tobias]

guitar. Check out Mixtape Wars featuring Jason NeSmith on p. 13.

CHRIS MCKAY AND THE CRITICAL DARLINGS Drawing equally on ‘80s power-pop like The Cars and earlier stuff like The Kinks, frontman Chris McKay has a sharp lyrical turn for every melodic offering of his bandmates. New songs and a new lineup!

THE SHUT-UPS The Shut-Ups produce sounds reminiscent of The Joe Jackson Band, The Paul Collins Beat and The Brains. Check out Mixtape Wars with Don Condescending on p. 13.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! www.gnatslanding.net NATHAN SHEPPARD The local acoustic guitarist-harmonicist is known for his emotive singing style and his modern reworkings of classic tunes, from Dylan and Neil Young to Van Morrison.

Go Bar 8 p.m. FREE! www.myspace.com/gobar DR. FRED’S KARAOKE Hosted by karaoke fanatic John “Dr. Fred” Bowers and featuring a large assortment of pop, rock, indie and more.

IMMUZIKATION Celebrated local DJ Alfredo Lapuz, Jr. hosts a dance party featuring high-energy electro and rock. Dance party starts at midnight!

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. $5. www.hendershotscoffee.com 8-TRACK GORILLA Fun, karaokestyle covers covered in primal fur.

JAY GONZALES AND FRIENDS Multi-instrumentalist and Drive-By Truckers keyboardist who has composed Fahey-esque instrumentals, memorable Badfinger- and Nilssonstyle pop singles, girl-group

paeans, low-key piano ballads and unabashed rockers—all distinctly catchy and genuine. Tonight with special guests!

Highwire Lounge 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com RAND LINES TRIO Pianist Rand Lines performs original compositions with the help of drummer Ben Williams and bassist Mike Beshara.

Little Kings Shuffle Club “SlopFest.” 6 p.m.–2 a.m. $8 (2-day wristband), $6 (per night). www. myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub ANTLERED AUNT LORD Fuzz pop guitar/drums duo featuring songwriter Jesse Stinnard.

BURGERTHIRST Crazy, weird punk from Minneapolis.

CLOUD BECOMES YOUR HAND Chill bedroom rock with a quirky, experimental folk twist.

DANNY THE LOOPER Ex Time Toy member using loops and making sounds, all with a sense of humor.

FABULOUS BIRD Local troubadour Peter Alvanos plays bright, ‘60sinspired pop.

INCENDIARIES Ladies of pedigree enforcing angular sensibilities.

Featuring local musicians Mandy Branch-Friar, Mary Joyce, Erika Rickson and Erica Strout.

MANRAY Local band waves a big middle finger to traditional song structure while playing what Flagpole’s Gordon Lamb has coined “complicated-core.”

NEVER Psychedelic, swirling guitars care of Kris Deason and Ryan Vogle plus Peter Alvanos on drums and Chris McGarvey on bass. Melissa Colbert fronts the band with howling, cathartic vocals.

OLE RUSS Woodstock-based psychedelic folk.

RAT BABIES Local trio Rat Babies plays hit-you-in-the-gut post-dirt metalcore, care of Mux on bass, Chodd on drums and guitarist Tim Vance.

SERENGHETTO Noisy garage rock four-piece from Minneapolis.

SHEHEHE This new Athens band offers ‘70s-style rock in the vein of The Ramones, The Clash and the Sex Pistols.

SLAW N ORDER New project from member of psyc-experimental band Laminated Cat. VESPOLINA Baroque pop-rock band featuring lush arrangements, clever wordplay and fronted by Daniel Aaron.

XAVII Moody, dark, progressive rock from Macon.

YE OLDE SUB SHOPPE Big-hearted pop music played on tiny instruments.

The Melting Point 9 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens. com THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS This Atlanta/Athens group plays breezy, beachy Americana. Performing a special acoustic set.

HARP UNSTRUNG This local act gives melodic, alternative rock a bluesy, Southern twist.

LIARS AND LOVERS Local quintent offers Southern ‘70s rock revival.

New Earth Music Hall 9 p.m. $6. www.newearthmusichall. com ATHENS Young local rockers ranging in age from 12-16, with classic rock influences and a super energetic live show.

FREE MOUNTAIN Local rock supergroup that made its debut at AthFest in 2010. Featuring guitarist Kevin Sweeney (Hayride), vocalist Jared Hasmuk (Dictatortots), bassist Bryan

Howard (The HEAP) and drummer Mark Brill (Hayride) playing straightup, loud rock and roll!

THE RATTLERS Athens’ own energetic Southern rockers with a guitardriven sound and an exciting show that often features surprise special guests.

No Where Bar 10 p.m. 706-546-4742 THE SHACK BAND Classic rock from Richmond, VA, replete with guitar solos and Creedence-style vocals.

The Office Lounge 9:30 p.m. FREE! 706-546-0840 RICK FOWLER BAND Local guitarist Rick Fowler (Lonely White Boys, Ralph Roddenbery, etc.) specializes in a classic British blues rock.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com THE SHACK BAND Classic rock from Richmond, VA, replete with guitar solos and Creedence-style vocals.

Also playing tonight at Nowhere Bar.

Saturday 23 Athens Dodge Chrysler Jeep 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. www.athensdodgeramchryslerjeep.com BANGRADIO Every Saturday, catch DJ BangRadio spinning country and rock and roll in the midst of a literal car dealership circus.

Alibi 9 p.m. FREE! 706-549-1010 KARAOKE With the Singing Cowboy!

Amici 11:30 p.m. FREE! 706-353-0000 JUKE JOINT BLUES Moonshine drinkin’ barroom blues.

Bishop Park “Athens Farmers Market.” 8 a.m.– noon. FREE! www.athensfarmersmarket.net KYSHONA ARMSTRONG This engaging local songwriter performs a unique fusion of acoustic folk and soul. (10 a.m.)

REPENT AT LEISURE Traditional Celtic tunes. (8 a.m.)

Caledonia Lounge 9:30 p.m. $6 (21+), $8 (18+). www. caledonialounge.com BIT BRIGADE These guys play the soundtrack to your favorite Nintendo games live while a master player beats the game!

THE BRONZED CHORUS Hello Sir Records’ instrumental guitar-anddrum duo plays trotting, acrobatic indie post-rock.

ESZETT Greensboro, NC melodic, post-rock instrumentals that takes full-advantage of dynamic range, from barely audible to deafening.

PRIZMATIC SPRAY Jace Bartet (Four Eyes) playing “chip tune”style songs, a very retro videogame soundtrack style utilizing those bips and bleeps that you remember so well from childhood.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com BUBBLY MOMMY GUN Local experimental pop band that plays idiosyncratic, psychedelic tunes.

D. CHARLES SPEER Atlanta-born David Charles Shuford has been a member of the No Neck Blues Band for 15 years. This wildly eclectic set covers twangy Americana, MiddleEastern melodies, 20th-century Greek music and more, all with unique instrumentation and an affinity for ‘60s and ‘70s psychedelia and dub.

Flicker Theatre & Bar 8:30 p.m. $5. www.flickertheatreandbar. com BUTTERFLIES Indie bedroom-pop from Chapel Hill.

DADDY LION Columbia, S.C. based solo acoustic pop with retro synths and clap-along rhythms.

MOTHS Featuring Jacob Morris of Ham1, Moths plays a mostly acoustic sort of ‘70s folk-rock with a pop sensibility and an inevitable psychedelic tinge.

SHMOUSER Colby Carter of Mouser performs solo acoustic.

40 Watt Club “Seventh Annual Darius Goes West Benefit.” 8 p.m. $10 (adv.). www.40watt.com BUBBA SPARXXX The semi-Athens based chart-topping rapper known for big beats, honest lyrics and a mild booty obsession.

DARIUS WEEMS The star of Darius Goes West takes the stage to perform his brand-new, original rap songs.

ELITE THA SHOWSTOPPA Gravelvoiced rapper Elite tha Showstoppa is one of Athens’ favorite hip-hop personalities and performs a wide variety of styles within the genre with ease.

THE GEORGIA GURLZ Four-piece female hip-hop group that mashes up crunk-style rap, big crunchy guitars and Beyonce-esque vocals.

THE NAPPY ROOTS After a successful appearance on the AthFest main stage earlier this summer, the Kentucky rap group returns to town with its unique blend of country hip-hop.

Gnat’s Landing 6 p.m. FREE! 706-850-5858 HARP UNSTRUNG This local act gives melodic, alternative rock a bluesy, Southern twist. Performing as an acoustic duo.

Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar DJ MAHOGANY Freaky funk, sultry soul, righteous R&B and a whole lotta unexpected faves. Late night dance party after the bands.

MISFORTUNE 500 Moody and melodic local band with soaring anthemic moments influenced by post-punk and ‘80s new wave.

STARBOLT 9 Glamorous arena-style pop rock that’s got a big retro sound.

Little Kings Shuffle Club “SlopFest.” 6 p.m.–2 a.m. $8 (2-day wristband), $6 (per night). www. myspace.com/littlekingsshuffleclub CARS CAN BE BLUE Sweetly sarcastic lo-fi pop duo of Becky Brooks and Nate Mitchell, recently acquired a bassist (Jeremy Dyson).

“Our songs are catchier than genital warts,” says the band.

COLD ONES Local punk band featuring members of Christopher’s Liver, among others. Skuzzy and straightforward, with riffs and rough vocals, but not without melody.

DANGER BUCKET Solo acoustipunk, like an Amish Ramones.

DARK RIDES Blurry experimentations that are sometimes quirky with a folky pop feel but often scatter into chaotic, competing layers of synth and guitar madness.

FUTURE VIRGINS Catchy pop punk.

GNARX The latest project from Christopher Ingham (Christopher’s Liver, Liverty) plays bluesy bar punk.

HIDDEN SPOTS Punk rock from Chattanooga, TN. HOLLOWS This Chicago group offers an eerie, organ-driven take on ‘60s girl group sounds with some garage rock bite… like the soundtrack for a retro haunted house.

LITTLE MASTER Upbeat songs influenced by bands like The Wipers, The

Replacements and even the Meat Puppets.

MANGER Punk rock four-piece with screaming guitars and vocals.

SEA OF DOGS Songwriter and banjopicker Emily Armond leads this endearing folk group with disarming honesty, candid lyrics and warm harmonies.

SHAVED CHRIST New local grinder/ punk band featuring members of American Cheeseburger, Witches, Dark Meat and Hot New Mexicans.

SHEPHERDS Noise pop from members of Tendaberry.

D. CHARLES SPEER Atlanta-born David Charles Shuford has been a member of the No Neck Blues Band for 15 years. This, originally his home recording project, offers a wildly eclectic set that covers twangy Americana, Middle-Eastern melodies, 20th-century Greek music and more, all with unique instrumentation and an affinity for ‘60s and ‘70s psychedelia and dub.

WADE BOGGS New band featuring Ian McCord (Hot New Mexicans, Carrie Nations). Check out our feature on the band in our music blog Homedrone this week.

Nuçi’s Space 7 p.m. FREE! www.nuci.org CAMP AMPED SESSION TWO GRAND FINALE Come out and watch the most talented young musicians in Athens! After two weeks of rehearsal and instruction, Camp Amped participants will perform for a packed house. You won’t want to miss this! See story on p. 15.

The Office Lounge 6 p.m. $5 (portion of the proceeds benefit Nuçi’s Space). 706-546-0840 TWANGAPALOOZA Featuring a gaggle of The Office’s regular folk and rock acts plus more, including Starlite DeVilles, The Welfare Liners, The Burning Angels, Betsy Franck, The Vestibules, Borderhop Five and Dodd Ferrelle.

The Roadhouse 11 p.m. FREE! 706-613-2324 ROLLIN HOME This local group jams on originals with a Grateful Dead kind of groove and a Southern rock leaning.

Terrapin Beer Co. 5:30 p.m. $10 glass. www.terrapinbeer. com ANGWISH Hook-oriented power pop that bears a passing resemblance to R.E.M. and other college radio fare.

Sunday 24 Farm 255 10 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com EYES LIPS EYES Infectious pop band with post-punk hooks and funky beats that recall Talking Heads and The Strokes.

LOUD VALLEY Orlando band formerly known at Bananafish, with a spacey attitude and a mellow, folky pop sound accented by trumpets.

Highwire Lounge 8–11 p.m. FREE! www.highwirelounge. com (SEMICIRCLE Local project featuring dreamy vocals, sweeping strings and gently plucked acoustic guitar.

TUMBLEWEED STAMPEDE Acoustic set from the adventurous local folk-rock band.

Viva! Argentine Cuisine 9 p.m. 706-850-8284 BETSY FRANCK This local songwriter offers soulful, brassy Southern rock and country songs rooted in tradition, but with a modern sensibility.

Monday 25 Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar GOOGOLPLEXIA Goofball pop/ anti-pop feat. accordion, ukulele and banjo.

Hendershot’s Coffee Bar 8 p.m. FREE!, $3 to play. 706-3533050.

OPEN MIC Mondays! Hosted by local soulful singer Kyshona Armstrong.

Tuesday 26 8e’s Bar 9 p.m. FREE! facebook.com/tecropolis TECROPOLIS Join your fellow citizens of Tecropolis, capital of the United States of Electronica and hear your favorite techno, trance, house, drum & bass, dubstep and more.

This week feat. DJs andyredrum, xb, D:RC and more.

Farm 255 11 p.m. FREE! www.farm255.com ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT Baltimore band that plays a wild mix of experimental rock—from neurotic poetry to rhythmic, anti-melody hollering and drum pounding. See Calendar Pick on p. 18.

MOUSER Exuberant garage-pop that experiments with noise jams.

Go Bar 9 p.m. www.myspace.com/gobar EASTER ISLAND Lush, post rockinfluenced shoegaze with sweet, pop melodies, tender harmonies and shimmering guitars.

M TANK Hazy and fuzzed out garage punk from Charleston, SC that sounds like the first few days of summer.

Highwire Lounge 8–11 p.m. www.highwirelounge.com KENOSHA KID Centered around the instru-improv jazz compositions of guitarist Dan Nettles, Kenosha Kid also features Robby Handley (bass) and Marlon Patton (drums). The new originals spark like Booker T & the MGs mixed with 20th-century harmony; the new covers include musical twists of Willie Nelson, The Beach Boys and Radiohead.

The Loft Dance Lounge 9 p.m. 706-613-7771 ATHENS 2 IBIZA DJ BangRadio presides over a special Girls Night Out, for which he remixes current pop radio hits with fistpumping beach party beats. Every Tuesday.

The Melting Point Terrapin Bluegrass Series. 7 p.m. $5. www.meltingpointathens.com THE BARKER BROTHERS A family affiar, playing five-piece bluegrass with big harmonies so sweet only real kin could pull them off.

TOM MCBRIDE Underground Americana artist whose poignant, urgent, inspired songs have been compared to Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter and Neil Young.

State Botanical Garden of Georgia Sunflower Music Series. 7–9 p.m. $5–15. www.uga.edu/botgarden PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Packway’s “gather around the mic” approach to bluegrass provides sly, hearty original songs and renditions of classic tunes. The band’s close four-part harmonies are backed with energy, and the lyrics are delivered with humor. Bring a picnic! * Advance Tickets Available

Eat. Drink. Listen Closely.

TUESDAY, JULY 19 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

WELFARE LINERS

$5 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 An Evening of

CONSCIOUS FOOD & CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT

Enjoy a three course vegan meal prepared by Foundry Park Inn & Spa’s Executive Chef, Martin Smetana and a Bellydancing class taught by Maggie Moore! Call 706.549.7020

THURSDAY, JULY 21 A Night of Country Music featuring

JOHN KING BAND

DANIEL LEE BAND $5 Admission

FRIDAY, JULY 22

LIARS & LOVERS

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS (ACOUSTIC) HARP UNSTRUNG $5 Admission

TUESDAY, JULY 26 Terrapin Bluegrass Series featuring

BARKER BROTHERS $5 Admission • $2 Terrapin Pints All Night!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27

HARVEY MILK VINCAS

Tickets $9 adv. • $12 at the door

THURSDAY, JULY 28 Southern Ground Recording Artist

NIC COWAN

PATRICK SCOTT

Tickets $5 adv. • $8 at the door

FRIDAY, JULY 29 30th Anniversary Reunion of

PHIL AND THE BLANKS

Tickets $12.50 adv. • $16 at the door

SATURDAY, JULY 30 Nomad Artists presents

BOMBER CITY

(MURRAY ATTAWAY & JEFF WALLS OF GUADALCANAL DIARY)

LOCAL KLEZMER 42 KEN WILL MORTON Tickets $10 adv. • $12 at the door

JUST ANNOUNCED: FRIDAY, AUGUST 19

ABBEY ROAD LIVE! Tickets $10 adv • $12 at the door

COMING SOON 8.2 - HOMESICK ELEPHANT 8.5 - MEN OF THE CLASSIC CITY BACHELOR AUCTION 8.12 - WILD WILD WEST BUILDERS BASH 8.13 - KINCHAFOONEE COWBOYS 8.19 - ABBEY ROAD LIVE! 8.20 - RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND, CALLAGHAN

8.26 - BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA 8.27 - DEJA VU: TRIBUTE TO CSN&Y 9.20 - HIGH STRUNG STRING BAND 9.25 - MEAT PUPPETS, HAYRIDE 11.16 - CHARLIE HUNTER 11.19 - JORMA KAUKONEN

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Call for Artists The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center seeks artists who live and work in the state of Georgia to particpate in “Day Job: Georgia,” an exhibition that will examine the relationship between day jobs and artistic practices. Deadline for submission is Aug. 1. www. thecontemporary.org/exhibitions/ day-job-geogia Summer Vacation Photography Contest Submit your favorite summertime photo to Athens Art and Frames Facebook page. Two winners, one with the most “likes” and the other, selected by photographer Wingate Downes, will receive a free print and frame. Deadline July 30. 706549-6226

Dracula (Athens Community Theatre) A fun yet faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s gothic horror classic. Town & Gown auditions consist of cold readings from the script.

Rehearsal begins mid-August and performances will be held Oct. 7–16.

Aug. 8 & 9, 7 p.m. wstevencarroll@ gmail.com, www.townandgown players.org

Beginning Sewing (Athens Technical College) Students must bring machine to class. Class size limited; call to register. July 25–29, 5–7:30 p.m. $159 (materials included). 706-369-5763, bmoody@ athenstech.edu Clay Class One on One (Happy Valley Pottery) Learn the basics in clay art, starting with hand building and working up to the wheel. Email for dates and rates. holly.justholly@ hotmail.com Concrete Leaf-Casting (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Learn how to use large leaves to cast concrete forms that can be used for bird baths or creative garden accents.

Registration required. Aug. 11, 6–8 p.m. $27. 706-542-6156, www.uga. edu/botgarden Cooking in the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) This

CLASSES Beginning Computer Class (Athens Technical College) Learn the basics of using a computer.

Call or email to register. July 21, 12:30–4:30 p.m. FREE! 706-3695876, bmoody@athenstech.edu

Athens Area Humane Society

ADOPTION CENTER

MAE

Inside Pet Supplies Plus at Alps Shopping Ctr. • 706.353.2287

Mae is a pretty Tabby girl with big green eyes and she was friendly and outgoing when she arrived at AAHS. However she has been in a kennel for almost three months now and is starting to get a little depressed, so her adoption fee has been reduced in hopes she will quickly MISS AMY find the loving home she deserves.

7/7 - 7/13

Tota l l Loo y Good k ’ i n se Great Senor of Hum

Yuki is a gorgeous dilute calico with a soft, fluffy coat and she may be part Ragdoll. She’s not quite a year old and it looks like she will be a big, sweet girl who loooooooves attention. She would have been snapped up by now but has recently recovered from an ailment and is staying at AAHS HQ in Watkinsville. Please call if you would like to come see her.

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ATHENS AREA HUMANE SOCIETY 1 Cats Received, 6 Cats Placed, 0 Healthy Adoptable Cats Euthanized ACC ANIMAL CONTROL 27 Dogs and 17 Cats Received, 25 Dogs and 4 Cats Placed

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more pets can be seen online at

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“Continental Drift,” recent work by Matt King,is on display at the Lamar Dodd School of Art through Aug. 4. session: Summer Salads and Pickling. Learn how to make delicious and healthy dishes with the help of Dean Neff, sous chef of Five and Ten. Call to register. Aug. 2, 6–7:30 p.m. $27. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Dance Classes (Dancefx) Ballet, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, ballroom, Latin, swing, karate, clogging and exercise classes like Pilates and body sculpting. Check website for schedule. 706-355-3078, www.dancefx.org

Earth Skills Series: Friction Fire (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Rekindle your ancestral relationship with nature by experiencing ancient earth living skills. In this session, develop the skill to create fire from materials in the wild. Aug. 20, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $66. 706-5426156, www.uga.edu/botgarden Fall Art Classes (Lyndon House Arts Center) An array of beginner and advanced classes in a variety of disciplines for all ages. Registration begins July 30, 9 a.m. 706-613-

3623, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ lyndonhouse Fall Program Registration (Various Locations) The ACC Department of Leisure Services will begin fall/winter program registration on July 30. Programs include art classes, camps, fitness, sports, theatre, dance and more. Check website for details. www.athens clarkecounty.com/leisure Free Tai Chi (Mind Body Institute) Spend a spring morning outside in the park on Talmadge Drive.

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Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. FREE! 706-475-7329, mbiprograms@ armc.org Getting Started with Genealogy (ACC Library) Genealogy for beginners. In the Heritage Room. 6–8:30 p.m. FREE! 706-613-3650 Gymnastics (Bishop Park) Registration begins July 30 for the fall and winter gymnastics program.

Classes offered for children ages 12 months through adults. 706-6133589, www.athensclarkecounty.com/ bishop Iyengar Yoga (StudiO) Certified Iyengar teacher leads a class focusing on strength, flexibility, stamina and balance. Every Tuesday, 5:30– 6:50 p.m. $10/class, $50/6 classes. www.chetthomasyoga.com Jazz and Rock Studies (UGA School of Music) Lessons and classes offered for guitar, drums, bass, keyboard. Ages 13 & up. See website for details. Registration deadline Aug. 15 for classes beginning Aug. 26. ugacms@uga.edu, www.uga.edu/ugacms Line Dancing (Buffalo’s Southwest Café) Lessons with Ron Putman.

Alternate Thursdays through July 21.

6 p.m. $5. www.ronputman.com Planning and Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Grow your own! Topics include plant selection, crop rotation, cover crops, planting beneficial natives, composting and drip irrigation set-up.

Call to register. Aug. 18, 6–8 p.m. $22. 706-542-6156, www.uga.edu/ botgarden Tai Chi for Seniors (Rocksprings Park) Increase strength and balance

at your own pace! Every Thursday.

11 a.m. $3. 706-613-3603 WordPress for Websites (Stylized Portraiture) A workshop covering plug-ins, social media integration, creating graphics, ecommerce options and other tips and tricks for maintaining your own website. July 24, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. $149. www.shockingreadlife. com/Athens Yoga & The 7 Sacred Centers (Five Points Yoga) Learn how the seven main chakras affect the body and how knowing the body’s energy can help you move more fully into your power and health through asana, journaling and daily meditation. July 23, 2–4 p.m. $30.

706-254-0200 Yoga Classes (Total Training Gym & Yoga Center) Classes offered in tai chi, vinyasa flow, yoga for athletes, integral hatha yoga, power flow, power lunch Pilates and power lunch yoga. Check website for dates and times. On-going. 706-316-9000, www.totaltrainingcenter.com Zumba at the Garden (State Botanical Garden of Georgia) Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves comprise this dynamic fitness program for folks of all ages.

Wednesdays, 5:30–6:30 p.m. $10/ class, $80/session. www.uga.edu/ botgarden

BikeAthens Bike Recycling (Chase Street Warehouses) Join BikeAthens volunteers as they clean and repair donated bicylces for local service agencies. Bike repair skills a plus but not necessary. BikeAthens is also seeking donations of used kids’ and adult bikes in any condition. Mondays & Wednesdays, 6–8 p.m. and Sundays, 2–4:30 p.m. www.bikeathens.com Drivers for Veterans Volunteers needed to drive veterans to Athens and Augusta hospitals.

Background check required. VA furnishes vehicles. Call Roger at 706-202-0587.

Meals on Wheels (Athens Community Council on Aging) Volunteers needed 1–1.5 hours per week. Must attend an orientation, pass a criminal background check, commit to six months and use own vehicle for delivery. 706-549-4850, www.accaging.org/hdm.php Summer Food Service Program (Various Locations) Now recruiting day camps, church camps and summer tutoring programs to host service sites that provide healthy food for children in neighborhoods. www.athens housing.org

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Classic City Tutoring (Classic City Tutoring) Summer programs with flexible scheduling for students pre K–12. 678-661-0600, www.classiccitytutoring.com Creative Journaling for Kids (Fringe Collective Artistic Studios) Week-long summer camps

American Red Cross (Red Cross Donor Center, 3525 Atlanta Hwy.) Seeking donors for all blood types.

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ART AROUND TOWN Amici Italian Café (233 E. Clayton St.) Paintings

by Matt Bahr. Through July.

Art on the Side Gallery and Gifts (1101B Industrial Blvd., Watkinsville) A gallery featuring works by various artists in media including ceramics, paintings, fused glass, jewelry and mosaic belt buckles.

Artini’s Art Lounge (296 W. Broad St.) Paintings

by Matt Bahr. Through July.

Athens Institute for Contemporary Art (ATHICA) (160 Tracy St.) Large-scale oil paintings

by Maxine Youngblood. Through July 24.

Ben’s Bikes (670 W. Broad St.) Permanent mural by Ainhoa Bilbao Canup on the back wall of the building.

Big City Bread Cafe (393 N. Finley St.) Smallscale works on paper by Emmanuel Taati.

Circle Gallery, UGA College of Environmental Design (Caldwell Hall) A display of exemplary student work from the past academic year. Through Aug. 5.

Espresso Royale Caffe (297 E. Broad St.) Paintings by Lea Purvis.

Etienne Brasserie (311 E. Broad St.) “Across the Pond” is a collection of photographs taken in France and Italy by Ian McFarlane. Through July.

Farmington Depot Gallery (1011 Salem Rd., Farmington) Owned and staffed by 16 artists, the gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture, folk art, ceramics, fine furniture and more. Permanent collection artists include Phillip Goulding, Leigh Ellis, Peter Loose, Susan Nees and more.

Five Star Day Café (229 E. Broad St.) Works by Alice Serres, Tess Strickland and Jared Collins.

Flicker Theatre & Bar (263 W. Washington St.) Works by Chelsea Lea. Through July.

Floorspace (160 Tracy St.) “Alien Still Lifes” is a series of oil paintings by Manda McKay. Through July.

Georgia Museum of Art (90 Carlton St.) American watercolors from the mid-19th century to the 1970s. Through Aug. 7. • “The Art of Disegno: Italian Prints and Drawings” is a selection of 53 works on paper produced in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Through Aug. 8. • 100 paintings and drawings

by Lamar Dodd. Reception Aug. 19. Through Aug. 28. • 14 small works in stone and steel by sculptor Beverly Pepper. Through July 29.

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Hendershot’s Coffee Bar (1560 Oglethorpe Ave.) Artwork by Stephanie Grey Reavis. Through Aug. 1.

Jittery Joe’s Coffee (1230 S. Milledge Ave.) “Birds!” is a new collection of 10 birds painted by fiber artist Rene Shoemaker. Through July.

Jittery Joe’s Eastside (1860 Barnett Shoals Rd.) Functional fiber artwork by Mary Ann Mauney.

Through July.

Just Pho…and More (1063 Baxter St.) Artwork

by Michele Ladewig. Through July.

Lamar Dodd School of Art (270 River Rd.) “Continental Drift,” new works by Matt King. Through Aug. 4.

Last Resort Grill (184 W. Clayton St.) New and recent works by Ainhoa Bilboa Canup. Through Aug. 20.

Lyndon House Arts Center (293 Hoyt St.) “Kaunakes: Ghosts of Mesopotamia” includes an installation by Glen Kaufman and performance by Andrea Trombetta. Closing reception Aug. 6. • An exhibit celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Studio Group. Through July 30.

Mama’s Boy (197 Oak St.) Photography by Ryan Myers. Through July.

Oconee County Library (1080 Experiment Station Rd.) Artwork from Robin Fay (mixed-media paintings with handmade paper), Sarah Hubbard (quilts) and Rene Shoemaker (fabric paintings).

State Botanical Garden of Georgia (2450 S. Milledge Ave.) Paintings depicting scenes around the garden by Earl Miller. Through July. • “Forged from Nature” is an outdoor series of sculpted garden gates by artist Andrew T. Crawford.

The Grit (199 Prince Ave.) New and recent mixedmedia works by Meghan Morris. Through July.

The Local Jam (1650 S. Lumpkin St.) Paintings, drawings and mixed-media works by Kate Lloyd.

Town 220 (Madison) “Two Women of Substance” features art by Katie Bacon and Maggie Mize. Through July 31.

Trace Gallery (160 Trace St.) Paintings by Carol John and photographs by Carl Martin. Through August.

Walker’s Coffee & Pub (128 College Ave.) Paintings by Lainey Dorsey.

White Tiger Gourmet Food & Chocolates (217 Hiawasee Ave.) “Off the Grid” is a group of new mixed-media sculptures created from reclaimed materials by Reid McCallister. Through July.

for ages 9 & up. Pre-registration required. 9 a.m.–12 p.m., Monday– Friday. $125. 706-540-2712, www.

MamaInTheMoon.blogspot.com Summer Reading Program (ACC Library) Read books and earn prizes! Sign up in the library’s Children’s Area. Program ends Aug. 7.

Youth Soccer (Southeast Clarke Park) Co-ed recreational league for children 4–11 years old. Aug. 3–19 (Registration), Sept. 8–Oct. 20 (Games). $65. 706-613-3871, www.accleisureservices.com/soccer

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SUPPORT Athens Mothers’ Center (St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church) Parenting is a demanding and important job. Activities include beginner yoga, toddler play group, discussion groups and crafts. Tuesdays & Fridays, 9:30–11:30 a.m. athensmotherscenter@gmail.com Emotional Abuse Support Group (Call for location) Demeaning behavior and hateful words can be just as harmful as punches and kicks. Childcare is provided. Call the Project Safe hotline: 706-543-3331. Wednesdays, 6:30–8 p.m.

Emotions Anonymous (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens) Informal and supportive twelve-step program open to anyone with a desire to become well emotionally. Sundays, 4–5 p.m.

706-202-7463, www.emotions anonymous.org Project Safe An online support group for male survivors of domestic violence. Call the hotline for more information. Mondays, 8–9 p.m.

706-543-3331 Sapph.Fire Social, support and volunteer organization for lesbian and bisexual women in Athens and surrounding areas. Email for next meeting date. Sapph.fire@yahoo. com, www.facebook.com/sapphfire. athens Survive and Revive (Call for location) Domestic violence support group. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and group at 6:30 p.m. Children are welcome for supper and childcare is provided during group. Second and fourth Tuesday of the month in Clarke County. First and third Monday of the month in Madison County. 6–8 p.m. Project Safe: 706-543-3331

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ON THE STREET Clean for Class Program (Dancefx) Help clean the studio space in exchange for free dance classes. 706-355-3078, allison@ dancefx.org Film Athens Filmakers, crew members and production support services: Get listed in Film Athens’ new searchable Production Directory at http://filmathens.net.

Lemonade Stand for Loan (Treehouse Kid and Craft, 815 W. Broad St.) Treehouse Kid and Craft will open up their lemonade stand for your school, organization or individual fundraising needs. Reserve your dates today. 706-850-8226, treehousekidandcraft@gmail.com Summer Reading Program (Oconee County Library) Events and reading incentives for all ages! Stop by for reading logs and program materials. Program ends Aug. 9.

Zoo Atlanta Family Passes (Various Locations) Zoo Atlanta and the Athens Regional Library System have partnered up to grant family passes to patrons with library cards.

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reality check Matters Of The Heart And Loins I was out with a group of my friends last week, both girls and guys, and after the bars closed, we all went back to my apartment.

There was more booze and some weed passed around, and one of my friends asked if he could crash for the night. We are really good friends and have spent the night at each other’s house before, so I told him to go crash in my bed. Fast-forward to, like, two hours later. I got really drunk, and after everybody else left, I went in and woke him up. Basically, we slept together, it was fun, and we were both hammered.

I don’t even know if he remembers it, and it meant nothing to me. Now, I can’t decide if I should say anything about it or not. When he left the next day it was totally normal, and we have seen each other since but only once and with other people around. So, is it OK if I just let it lie? I don’t feel bad about it, and it was fun, but I am not interested in a repeat. I am afraid if I say something it might make things awkward.

Silence Is Golden Don’t say anything unless you feel like things change. He may not remember, or he might be asking himself the same thing you’re asking me right now. As long as things are good between you, you can avoid the conversation. If things get weird, then you’ll have to

lay your cards on the proverbial table: “Hey, are things OK between us? That was fun, but I don’t really want to go there again.” That type of thing. Make sure he’s OK. I recently broke up with a girlfriend of four years. Because of my current job circumstances, I had to move back in with my parents. Now, I am kind of back to dating, and I feel OK about things, but I don’t know how to handle dating while living with my parents. And what do I tell the women I date? I feel like I might set off some loser alarms if they find out. Plus, it’s not like I can bring them back to “my place.” It will be at least another six months before I can move out. What do I do in the meantime?

Not a Loser, I Swear I always say honesty is the best policy. At least, in a roundabout way I usually do. My advice is to not say anything at first, because when you first meet somebody you shouldn’t be expecting to take them home. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that, mind you. If you are, then go to their place and tell them whatever you want.) You probably need some

time before you get involved with anyone very seriously anyway, so concentrate on getting to know some new people and feeling like yourself again. If you do find a lady whom you think might be long-term date worthy, then you should feel comfortable telling her what your circumstances are. Lots of people are in financially bad places right now. If she doesn’t understand that then she probably wouldn’t make a good girlfriend, and you can save yourself the trouble.

My girlfriend and I have been together for more than two years. We moved in together last month, and things are great so far. I am surprised at how easy it is, to be honest with you. That being said, there is one thing.

She is still friends with this one ex of hers. I have met the guy, and I like him, and they have been friends for a lot longer than they dated. He knows all of her friends and he still sees her parents on occasion because they live in the same small town. I never really thought a lot about it until recently…

One of my buddies came over to the house, and she was on the phone with this guy. My buddy said he thought it was weird, and then we could hear her laughing out loud in the other room. He asked me how often they talk, and I said I didn’t know. They still go out together every now and then—lunch or a drink or whatever. And she invites him to parties when we have them. And my buddy just raises his eyebrows and looks at me like I’m nuts. He thinks I’m being naïve and that no guy is friends with a girl he dated unless he’s trying to keep the door open. I swear I never worried about it, but now I feel kind of anxious about it. I am not friends with any of my exes. I never even considered it. But that shouldn’t mean anything, right? Should I just keep my mouth shut? I don’t want to screw up this relationship, but I can’t help thinking about it now.

Stupid Green-Eyed Monster If you love your girlfriend, and you trust her, and your own instincts told you that all of this was OK, then you need to stop obsessing.

They have been friends for a long time. They tried dating, and it didn’t work. You like this guy. Why worry? Have you made some kind of serious judgment error in this regard before?

I think your friend did you a major disservice by planting this kind of seed in your mind.

Do you have any reason to believe that your girlfriend is lying, manipulative and evil? Does she have some kind of history of cheating? If not, then things are exactly as they have been for the last two years. She is still friends with this friend of hers, she still loves you, you are still happily cohabiting (and why would she do that if she wanted to cheat?), and your relationship is good and solid. If you have any reason, aside from your stupid friend’s stupid comments, to doubt any of this, then I encourage you to talk to her about it. But if you don’t, then tell your friend to shut up and go back to enjoying your life.

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2BR/2BA on College Station. Huge apt., FP, deck, lots of closets, DW, W/D, CHAC. Avail. 7/1 or 8/1. Pre–leasing. Pets OK. $575/mo. (706) 3692908.

2BR/1BA. Small, quiet apt. complex, per fect for grad students! 225/245 China St., $500–550/mo. incl. water & trash! Walk to campus, Dwntn., Mama’s Boy! One avail. now, a few avail. 8/1.

Extremely efficient w/ minimal util. bills, laundr y mat on premises (no hook-ups in units), cats OK, no dogs (sorry). Chris, (706) 202-5156 or chris@petersonproperties. org.

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Apt. in Victorian home on Hill St. 3BR/2BA, $950/mo. 4 blocks from Dwntn. CHAC. Lease & dep. req’d. (678) 794-5414.

Great Eastside location. Large 1BR all electric unit w/ kitchen, LR, BR & full BA. $405/mo. valerioproper ties.com, (706) 546-6900.

Baldwin Village, across street from UGA. Free parking, laundr y on premises, on-call maintenance, on-site mgr.

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1, 2, 3BRs. $500 to $1200/ mo. Contact (706) 3544261.

Half off rent 1st 2 months when you mention this ad! 2BR/2BA apts. a few blocks from Dwntn. off N o r t h Av e . P e t f r i e n d l y & no pet fee! Dep. only $150.

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Basement apt. 5 Pts./Glenwood.

Kitchen, BA, lg. entry hall, carpeted BR/sitting rm. w/ lg. closet. No pets. N/S. $470/mo. + dep. Utils. incl. (706) 5438821.

College Station 2BR/2BA on bus line. All appls. + W/D, FP, extra closet space, water/ garbage incl. $550/mo. Owner/ Agent, (706) 340-2450.

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144 E. Clayton St. 4BR/4BA, exposed brick wall in LR, avail. immediately. Won’t last! Call Staci, (706) 296-1863 or (706) 425-4048.

Dwntn., 1BR/1BA flat, $465/mo. Units avail. for immediate move-in & pre-leasing for Aug. 2011.

Water, gas, trash pick-up incl. On-site laundry. Joiner Management, (706) 3536868.

Eastside quadraplex, 2BR/2BA, $500/mo. & 2BR/1BA, $475/mo.

Eastside duplex, 2BR/1BA & FP, $475/mo. 3BR/2BA & FP, $650. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700 or cell (706) 540-1529.

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Walk to 5 Pts. On busline, next to Lake Herrick & dog park. 2BR/2.5BA, W/D, DW, FP, outside private terrace, pool. Lots of parking! Walk to campus, oversized BRs & closets. Quiet, convenient.

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Retail, bar, or restaurant for lease at Homewood Shopping Center. 3000 sf.

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Condos for Rent 2BR/2BA condo w/ bonus room/office. 1 block from campus. 6 mo. lease possible! All appls incl.

W/D. Pet friendly. Avail. 8/1. $750/mo. (478) 609-1303.

3BR/2BA townhome off R i v e r b e n d P k w y. P o o l & tennis incl. Walk to campus.

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1BR/1.5BA townhouse, $530/mo. Limited time leasing special. Large apts., small apt. community.

Per fect for grad students, young professionals. Joiner Management, (706) 353-6868

Condos For Sale Just reduced! Investor’s Westside condo. 2BR/2BA, FP, 1500 sf., great investment, lease 12 mo.s at $550. Price in 40s. For more info, call McWaters Realty at (706) 353-2700 or (706) 5401529.

Athens executive suites.

O ff i c e s a v a i l . i n h i s t o r i c Dwntn. bldg. w/ on–site parking. All utils., internet & janitorial incl. Single or multiple offices avail. Call S t a c y, ( 7 0 6 ) 4 2 5 - 4 0 4 8 o r (706) 296-1863.

Safe, quiet condo tucked away. Convenient Eastside location near shopping. Handicapped accessible, one story brick w/ FP, HWflrs. Beautiful landscaping. $164,000.

(706) 255-3012.

Eastside offices, 1060 Gaines School Rd. Rent 1200 sf. $1200/mo., 750 sf. $900/mo., 450 sf. $600/ mo. (706) 546-1615 or athenstownproperties.com.

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Call Robin, (770) 265-6509.

Westside duplex. Immaculate, friendly, convenient, wooded, 2BR, FP. W/D, $550/mo. (706) 207-9436.

Houses for Rent 3BR/2BA: Nice house in Snapfinger Villas on Eastside. Vaulted ceilings, fresh paint, FP, DW, W/D, 1 car garage, sm. fenced area, some pets OK. Must see! $950/mo. + dep. (706) 340-6221. $100 off dep.! 4 & 5BR pads completely renovated. All new inside & out! Next to 100 acres of woods in 5 Pts. On Jolly Lane off S. Lumpkin. $1100/mo. (706) 764-6854, leaseathens.com.

137 Virginia Ave. Boulevard area. 2BR/1BA house for rent. HWflrs., fireplace, A/C, W/D hook-ups, cats OK, no dogs. Grad students or professionals pref'd. $750/ mo. Avail. July 10. (706) 202-9805.

1 acre, pet friendly, 3BR/1.5BA, wood flrs., high ceilings, CHAC. Consider lease/purchase. $695/ mo. 715 Whitehead Rd. Call Tom, (706) 254-1634.

1 mi. from Arch. 462 Ruth St. 4BR/2BA house, all appl., lg. fenced yd. Avail. 8/1. $1200/ mo. Pets w/ dep. Call for photos. (706) 202-9507.

1 or 2BR, recently renovated, private, quiet location near Publix. CHAC, new appls., W/D, DW, HWflrs. All elect., water & garbage paid. $650/ mo.www.boulevard p ro p e r t y m a n a g e m e n t . com or (706) 548-9797.

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3BR/2.5BA. CHAC, lg. fenced yd., pets OK, no pet fees! Tons of space, nice quiet area. Other homes avail. $875/mo. (706) 254-2569.

2 master BRs, walk to Dwntn. & campus, tiled kitchen & laundry room, off-street parking. W/D, DW, all electric.

Avail. 8/1. $950/mo. Call Jeff, (706) 714-1807.

2BR/2.5BA townhouse across from UGA golf course. 9 ft. ceilings, HWflrs., $790/mo. Call (770) 725-1555 for an appt.

2BR/1BA Updated Cottage. $750/mo. Contact Trail Creek, (770) 363-0187 & mention “Bulldog” for a special offer (limited time). Extremely clean, total electric, HWflrs., covered porches. Easy access to Loop 10. Flr. plan & photos avail. upon request.

3 BR/1.5 BA right near UGA. Avail. 8/1. Grad. students or family preferred. Huge porch/ fenced backyd, HWflrs., CHAC units. Now rents for $1125/mo.

(706) 338-7031.

3 to 4BR house, Carrs Hill n'hood, 1 mi. from Dwntn. & UGA. Organic garden on property next to Rwood studio. $1000/mo., lease starts in Aug. (706) 6138525.

3BR/1BA, 385 Cleveland Ave. Avail Aug 1. $800/mo. CHAC, DW, lawn maint. included, pets OK. Call Paul, (706) 714-9607.

3BR/2BA remodeled house w/ bonus room. 320 Conrad Dr., DW, W/D, all electric, 1 mi. from Dwntn. Athens. $1000/mo. plus dep., avail. Aug. 1. Contact Brian, (706) 613-7242.

3BR/2BA on Oglethorpe Ave. a c ro s s f ro m U G A H e a l t h Science College. Fenced-in back yd., pet friendly. $975/ mo. Call (770) 725-1555 for an appt.

3BR/3BA house, huge LR & kitchen w/ bar area. 1 acre lot! Fenced back yd. Pets welcome! Lawn maint. & W/D incl. $990/mo., $495 deposit.

Stephanie, (770) 633-8159.

3 houses: 3BR/1BA in natural paradise (Vesta), separate workshop, huge fenced yd.

- $550. 3BR/1BA near mall, wooded back yd., $550.

3BR/2BA w/ all amenities, fenced yd., near Prince - $825.

(706) 549-4580.

3BR/2.5BA great simple house near GA Sq. Mall.

Private & peaceful, woodland creek, generous deck, spacious flr. plan, gas FP, 2–car garage. Storage plus.

Pets fine. $1100/mo. (706) 7147600.

4BR/4BA house. East Athens, Big Oak Subdivision. W/D, fridge, DW, new carpet & paint.

Lawn service incl. $900/mo. + dep. Rob, (404) 421-4276, or Tim, (678) 431-1218.

4BR/2BA, 845 W Hancock, HWflrs., CHAC, avail. Aug. Pets OK! 4 blocks to Dwntn. $1150/ mo. Call (864) 784-3049.

4BR/4BA. Reduced to only $400/BR! Convenient 5 Pts. location. Stainless, HWflrs., whole house audio, covered porch. W/D incl.

Now $1600/mo! Avail. Aug 1st. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

AtlasRealEstateAdvisors.com.

4BR/2BA big house, big deck, big fenced yd. 2 flrs., 2 living areas, 2 kitchens, office, CHAC, W/D, carport & HWflrs. 214 Springtree Rd. $1200/mo. (706) 202-0858.

4BR, Five Points. 207 Gran Ellen. Avail. Aug. 1. Over 2600 sf. $1500/mo. Owner/ Broker Herbert Bond Realty & Inv. (706) 224-8002. See at bondrealestate.org.

4BR/4BA units avail. 8/1.

Several to choose from.

Newer construction w/ HW & stained concrete flrs., granite counters, vaulted ceilings & i-Pod docking station. Shor t stroll to shopping, food & spirits.

Plenty of parking, covered front porch, rear patio & sodded yds. 2 mi. to UGA. W/D incl. On bus line. $400– $450/mo. Call for showing.

(706) 215-6848 or Bob@ CallBobAllen.com.

4BR/2BA, 493 Ruth St. Avail Aug. 1. $1200/mo. CHAC, DW, lawn maint. included, pets OK. Call Paul, (706) 714-9607.

4BR/4BA house Dwntn. Just reduced! Walk to everything!

Stainless, HWflrs., whole house audio, covered porch. W/D incl. $1600/mo. Avail. Aug. 1st. Aaron, (706) 207-2957.

AtlasRealEstateAdvisors.com.

5 Pts. Prime location on Mell St. 2BR/1BA, $720/mo, all electric. W/D, DW, off-street parking, 1 block from Milledge, Lumpkin, 5 Pts., UGA bus stops! valerioproperties. com for more details. (706) 546-6900.

6BR/3.5BA off Prince Ave. on King Ave. Avail. 8/1, fully renovated, 2 custom kitchens w/ granite, custom BAs, 2 dens, huge yd.! $2100/mo., no dogs, cats OK. Chris: chris@ petersonproperties.org, (706) 202-5156.

Awesome 3BR/2BA, close to campus. New master BA w/ double sink.

HWflrs., fenced back yd.

W/D, DW, CHAC. Pets OK. Avail. 8/1. $1095/mo. (706) 369-2908.

Call Nancy Flowers & Co. Real Estate, (706) 546-7946. Or visit nancyflowers.com for virtual tour of 2, 3, 4BR homes. You will love them!

Cedar Creek: 4BR/2BA, lg. fenced yd., $950/mo. 5 Pts.: Off Baxter St., 4BR/2BA, $1200/ mo. Call McWaters Realty, (706) 353-2700, (706) 540-1529.

I heart Flagpole Classifieds!

Multiple in-town properties for rent. 1, 2 & 3BR, $475–900/ mo. Pets OK, fenced-in yds., CHAC, W/D conn. Avail. now!

Call Lance, (706) 714-4603.

Pre-leasing for Fall. 1, 2 & 3BR houses. Close to campus & Dwntn. Call (706) 255-0066.

Residential or commercial: very lg. older home on 1.5 acres, 10 rooms, 2 kitchens, 2BAs, lg. porch & deck. On busline. $1500/mo. David, (706) 2471398.

Student special! Near bus line. 4BR/2BA, ample parking, fenced yd. w/ storage bldg., $950/mo. + $950 dep. Call Rose, (706) 255-0472, Prudential Blanton Properties.

Houses for Sale 3BR/1.5BA brick ranch. 585 Camelot Dr. Excellent condition. $90,000. 1 car garage, fenced yd., shed. Nicely landscaped, zoysia lawn. Appls. incl. Pls. call (706) 549-4050 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

3BR/2BA ranch house on Eastside. Fenced back yd., laundry room, eat-in kitchen, vaulted ceilings, fireplace, sidewalks, lg. living room. Call Anita for more info, (706) 338-4054.

Beautiful Cape Cod on 2 acres! 3BR/1.5BA. Fenced yd., 2 car garage, porch & deck, creek. $119,900. East Athens. (706) 254-1634 or athenstownproperties.com.

Charming, classic, updated cottage in Normaltown.

2BR/2BA w/ sunroom. $188,000, 248 Georgia Ave. Antique heart pine, high ceilings. (706) 8501175 or (678) 358-5181. By appt. only.

Manufactured homes. Rent to buy. 2BR/2BA, some 3BR. 5 mi. to UGA. Owner financing.

Call Bob, (706) 543-4883 or (706) 201-8051.

Parking & Storage UGA parking spaces.

Across the street from campus, law & library. $25/mo. 6 mo. minimum.

Contact Susan, (706) 3544261.

Pre-Leasing Rent your properties in Flagpole Classifieds!

Call (706) 549-0301!

Shoal Creek: 2BR townhouses or flats, $675/mo. W/D, DW, ice-maker, pool. www. joinermanagement.com, text “shoalcreek” to 41513, or call Joiner Management, (706) 8507727.

Roommates

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$500/mo. on Eastside.

Incl. utils. Personal kitchen, BR/BA, den, entrance.

Share laundry, storage. Free application. 2 person limit.

Damage dep. Avail. furnished.

Cable & wireless negotiable.

(706) 202-1541.

Go to A g o r a ! Awesome!

A ff o rd a b l e ! T h e u l t i m a t e store! Specializing in retro ever ything: antiques, furniture, clothes, bikes, records & players! 260 W. Clayton St., (706) 316-0130.

Sporting Goods Yes, it's true! We have the lowest classified ad rate in town! Ask about our Run–til–Sold rate.

12 wks. for only $40! Call (706) 549-0301 or place an ad at www.flagpole. com. Merchandise only.

Music Equipment

Cleaning I'm into house cleaning p u r e & s i m p l e . My positive energy will lift your spirit. Pet friendly, earth friendly & very budget conscious. Local references on request. Text or call Nick: (706) 851-9087.

Email: Nick@goodworld. biz.

Health Pregnant? Considering adoption? Talk w/ caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers w/ families nationwide. Living expenses paid. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. (866) 413-6293 (AAN CAN).

Female undergrad. majoring in liberal ar ts looking for cool, laidback roommate to rent room in 3BR/2BA house.

Peaceful Winterville n’hood. $250/mo. incl. utils. Contact becky.snyder88@yahoo.com.

Nuçi’s Space needs your old instruments & music gear! All donations are tax-deductible.

Call (706) 227-1515 or come by Nuçi’s Space, 396 Oconee St.

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40 pills + 4 free, only $99. #1 male enhancement, discreet shipping. Only $2.70/pill. Buy the blue pill now! (888) 7979022 (AAN CAN).

Instruction

Rooms for Rent

Athens School of Music.

Instruction in guitar, bass, drums, piano, voice, brass, woodwinds, strings, banjo, mandolin, fiddle & more. From beginner to expert. Instrument re p a i r s a v a i l . Vi s i t w w w.

AthensSchoolofMusic.com, (706) 543-5800.

Misc. Services

$ 5 0 0 / m o . f o r 2 B R / 2 B A o ff Barrington Place. Utils. incl.

W/D, DW, patio, back yd., parking space, private BA, pets OK, huge kitchen. Call (732) 927-6605. $450/mo. & $450/dep. All u t i l s . i n c l . w a t e r, p o w e r, cable, trash, N/S, no pets.

(706) 248-2615.

Room for rent in beautiful 6BR/6BA duplex w/ 5 junior Fs. Avail. 8/1. $550/mo.

N o r t h Av e . C o n t a c t ( 7 0 6 ) 260-5058 or (706) 2703709.

Seeking 1 to 2 mature house mates. 3BR/2.5BA great simple house near GA Sq. Mall. Private & peaceful, woodland creek, generous deck, spacious flr. plan, gas FP, 2–car garage. Storage plus.

Pets fine. $400/mo. (706) 714-7600.

For Sale Furniture All new pillow-top mattress set from $139. Sofa & loveseat, $499. 5-pc. bedroom set, $399. Pub table w/ chairs, $350. (706) 6128004.

Miscellaneous Bidders Buy Auction. New & used items, collectables, & antiques. Auctions every Fri. & Sat. 1459 Hargrove Lake Rd. in Winterville. Visit www. biddersbuyauctions.com or call (706) 742-2205 for more info.

Looking for a pianist, saxophone player, violinist?

Looking for a band? Find your music mate w/ Flagpole Classifieds!

Call (706) 549-0301.

Music Services Fret Shop. Professional guitar repairs & modifications, setups, electronics, precision fretwork.

Previous clients incl. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Cracker, Bob Mould, John Berry, Abbey Road Live!, Squat. (706) 5491567.

Wedding bands. Quality, professional bands. Weddings, parties. Rock, jazz, etc. Call Classic City Entertainment. ( 7 0 6 ) 5 4 9 - 1 5 6 7 . w w w. classiccityentertainment.com.

Featuring The Magictones Athens’ premiere wedding & p a r t y b a n d . w w w. themagictones.com.

Services Child Care Leaving town? Don't know how to get your weekly Flagpole fix? Subscribe!

Get Flagpole delivered to your mailbox! $40 for 6 mo.s, $70 for a yr.! Call (706) 549-9523.

Prelease Now for Fall

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H.S. diploma! Graduate in just 4 wks.! Free brochure. Call now! (800) 532-6546, ext. 97. www.continentalacademy.com (AAN CAN).

Pawn Need cash, get it here. Top dollar for scrap gold, firearms, & other items. GA Dawg Pawn, (706) 353-0799. 4390B Atlanta Hwy, across from Sam’s Club.

Pets Firehall 4 Animal Hospital, 815 Hawthorne Ave. Open house, Sat., July 23, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Food, fun & canine events!

Proceeds benefit DRAR. (706) 583-9191.

Jobs Full-time C a l l c e n t e r representative. Join established Athens company calling CEOs & CFOs of major corporations generating sales leads for tech companies. $9/hr. BOS Staffing, www. bostemps.com, (706) 3533030.

Mexicali Grille now hiring experienced servers. Day or night, FT/PT. Pls. call (706) 5469200 or inquire at West Broad location from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. ➤ continued on next page

Live ln-Town with Parking and Amenities 3 Blocks to Campus & Downtown 1, 2, 3 BR Units Still Available!

Retail Space Available 909 E. Broad Street, Athens, GA

(706) 227-6222 www.909broad.com

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CLASSIFIEDS

• Local Farms • Local Foods • Local Flavors

JULY 9-23

Support these restaurants as they support local farms when they offer their unique takes on local food during Taste Your Place • • • • • • •

DePalma’s (downtown) East/West Bistro Etienne Brasserie Farm 255 Five and Ten Heirloom Cafe Ike and Jane

• • • • • • •

La Dolce Vita Last Resort Lumpkin Café Mama’s Boy The National NONA Speakeasy

EVENTS

July 21st: “Taste Your Tapas” and Silent Auction at Ciné, 7-8:30 p.m. $20/person Join PLACE and local restaurants for a night of local food and flavors. PLACE will also present the 4th Annual Athens Local Food Awards for excellence on the farm, in the classroom, in business and in advocacy.

Organized by PLACE. Get more info at

WWW.LOCALPLACE.ORG EARTH-FRIENDLY • WATER-WISE ORGANIC GARDENING

Sale!

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www.FloraHydroponics.com • Mon-Sat 10am-6pm Now Open in Atlanta!

1239 Fowler St.

404-532-0001

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Athens • 195 Paradise Blvd.

Behind Terrapin Brewery

706-353-2223

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Fast-paced Dwntn. salon has several FT/PT positions avail.

Looking for a stylist, assistant & receptionist (must have fall availability). E-mail resume to ragehair@bellsouth.net or drop off at Rage Hair Studio (132 College Ave).

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Part-time

Opportunities

Child care needed for 3 children. Experience n e c e s s a r y. R e f e r e n c e s req’d. Prefer college or grad student w/ flex. hrs.

15+ hrs./wk. Afternoons, evenings, weekends. Call (706) 255-4339.

Disclaimer! Use at your own risk. Be careful giving out personal information. Flagpole does our best to scout out scams but we cannot guarantee.

Earn $500 or more PT! Be your own boss. Nat’l company expanding to this area needs reps. now! Call (706) 347-4855 for appt.

Leave msg. if no answer.

E a r n $ 7 5 0 - 2 0 0 / h r. N o w 25% off, media makeup & airbrush training. For a d s , T V, f i l m , f a s h i o n .

1 wk. class & portfolio.

AwardMakeUpSchool.com, (310) 364-0665 (AAN CAN).

NEED A JOB? FullTime and Part-Time opportunities are listed weekly in the Flagpole Classifieds.

Earn up to $750 by participating in research in the Department of Kinesiology at UGA. Women 25-45 years of age are needed for a study examining the effects of a nutritional product on how many calories you burn at rest. Contact the BCM Lab at 706-688-9297 or ugaprojectwasabi@gmail. com.

Earn up to $100 by participating in UGA research! Currently seeking 3 g ro u p s o f p a r t i c i p a n t s .

If you meet ANY of these criteria, please contact the EDP Lab at (706) 542-3827 or ugafMRI@gmail.com. 1.

Are you age 18 or above & eligible to have MRIs? 2. Are you age 18 or above & have a BMI of 30 or higher? 3. Are you a female age 18 or above who binge eats & induces vomiting/uses laxatives at least 4 times/mo.?

Help wanted. Extra income!

Assembling CD cases from home! No exp. nec.! Call our live operators now! (800) 405-7619, ext. 2450. www. easywork-greatpay.com (AAN CAN).

Little Prodigies is looking for an experienced music teacher for infants – 5 yrs. old. Experience teaching music to this age range, upbeat attitude, professional appearance & passion to introduce children to music a must. Send cover letter & resume to Wes at owner. littleprodigieschildcare@ gmail.com. No phone calls please!

Vehicles Misc. Vehicles AAAA Donation. Donate y o u r c a r, b o a t o r r e a l estate. IRS tax deductible.

Free p/u, tow. Any model/condition. Help underprivileged children outreach center. (800) 4197474 (AAN CAN).

Need to buy 4-door compact, automatic, late m o d e l , u n w re c k e d c a r w / good A/C, low mileage.

P r e f e r d a r k c o l o r. $ 3 0 0 0 budget. Serious calls only.

(706) 870-5103.

Ride your bike! Sell your auto w/ Flagpole Classifieds. Now w/ online pics! Go to w w w. f l a g p o l e . c o m today!

Notices Messages Kabana serves authentically prepared Indian, Jamaican & American food. Now serving breakfast! Open 7 days, 6 a.m.–10 p.m. & late night on weekends. Located at 211 Tallassee Rd. Lose your puppy? Need a date? Want to find that guy you saw at the bar last weekend? Place your ad here.

Organizations

Paid in advance! Make $1K/ wk. mailing brochures from home! Guar. income! Free s u p p l i e s ! N o e x p . re q ’ d .

S t a r t i m m e d i a t e l y ! w w w. homemailerprogram.net (AAN CAN).

S B G G M e n t o r Organization is sponsoring a Back 2 School Block Par ty for ACC students on Sat., Jul y 30 at Thomas N. Lay Park, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

In order to help 1000+ students, we desperately need donations of school supplies, food, games & resources. For more info, call (706) 614-1803 or email sbg2_vir tuosity@ ymail.com.

Reynolds Plantation is currently seeking qualified candidates for the following positions: bar tender (PT), server (PT), & restaurant mgr.

For more info. or to apply, visit our website at www. reynoldsplantation.com.

Lost Cocker Spaniel. All black M named BeBe. Last seen Sat., 6/25 at Willow St./ College Ave. Has a limp in L front leg. Please call (706) 255-6065.

Mystery shoppers earn up t o $ 1 0 0 / d a y. U n d e rc o v e r shoppers needed to judge retail & dining establishments.

No exp. req’d. (800) 7438535.

SOME GROW AS A HOBBY, WE DO IT FOR A LIVING

• Propagation lighting for seeds • Heatmats and thermostats for seed starting • Organic fertilizers and amendments for gardens • Composters and wormbins • Hobby greenhouses and accessories • Earthboxes and Earthbox stackable planters • NEW 2011 Open Pollinated Heirloom Organic Seeds

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Pets

everyday people Ashley Dillard, auto repair shop owner Ashley Dillard and his brother Joey own Five Star Automotive and Five Star Alignment on Macon Highway. They have kept the business in the family: their father and younger brother work for them.

Ashley emphasizes the importance of honest work, yearly checkups for cars, and technical training. He sees the blue collar worker as the person who keeps America running.

Flagpole: Is your family from Athens?

Ashley Dillard: We are. My dad has been here all his life, and my mom moved here when she was nine from Tifton. So, they’ve been here. My grandfather was with the Agricultural Extension and Forestry at the university until he retired in, I think, ‘80. And then my dad’s dad has always worked with cars in dealerships, and old-school, that used to be downtown… that’s where he worked. I guess that’s how my dad got into the car business.

FP: So, you’ve been here your whole life?

AD: Been here my whole life.

FP: And did you always work with your dad in the car shop?

AD: Pretty much, yeah. Ever since I was old enough to pump gas. We used to have a shop in Five Points where the yogurt store is now.

FP: You mentioned you have two degrees in forestry from UGA. Why did you choose not to use them?

AD: I had planned on it. That’s what I really wanted to do. My dad was ready to retire, and I kind of didn’t want to see a good thing go to somebody else, and we bought it from him; Joey and I, bought it from my dad.

FP: But your dad still works at the place down the street?

AD: We opened that place, Five Star Alignment, up about three years ago just to kind of… really ran out of room to do everything. Just trying to stay in business to do complete car care, so we do all the heavy repair work up here, and they do all the tires and brakes. I call it the gravy work. And we asked him and my little brother to come in with us and run it.

FP: So, he didn’t stay retired long.

AD: No, he likes it, though. He said he likes working for us instead of working for himself. He doesn’t have to make any of the real hard decisions.

FP: Do you get to tell your dad what to do?

AD: To a certain extent, yeah…

Joey Dillard: [Chiming in] Whether he listens or not…

AD: …You kind of got to tiptoe around some stuff. It’s part of doing business with family.

FP: Do either of you have any children who you hope will be involved with the business someday?

AD: It depends. I’ve got a two-and-a-half-year-old girl—I don’t think she’ll have anything to do with it, but she might— and a one-and-a-half-year-old boy. We all grew up working here a little bit at a time. I took shop class in high school, but you learn more here in two weeks than you would in a class, just watching the mechanics who have been here throughout the years and done a real good job.

FP: Do you hope to teach your son like your dad taught you?

AD: Yeah, yeah. I hope so. You know, it’s just the little things that everybody needs to know about their cars that can help you out in the future, just the everyday maintenance stuff that you can do yourself. It’s good to learn. But maybe they won’t need as much as we’ve learned over the past. But I’m not a mechanic. I don’t claim to know everything about cars. We know enough, now. We’re like the service writers. The dealers have a service writer, shop foreman and the techs and everything, and we kind of have to do a little bit of everything.

FP: Do you think it built character for you as a kid to come in here and learn things?

AD: Yeah, yeah. It’s always good to know a trade, some sort of skill. A lot of people go to college, go straight through, and never really learn how to do something. The first two years of my college was learning nothing but sociology and psychology, and if you’re not going to go into a field like that… it helps you be a little better well-rounded as a person, but you need to learn how to do something.

That’s the way I feel.

I think the tech colleges are still so important…

Everybody kind of looks down on the blue-collar worker, but that’s what keeps America going, whether you like it or not.

FP: Do you consider yourself a blue-collar worker?

AD: Yeah. Sure. We’re the ones out there getting greasy and dirty. We’ve got to keep everybody moving.

FP: You mentioned earlier that you don’t go downtown very often. What do you like and dislike about Athens?

AD: I don’t think we got that kind of time. [Laughs] I like the small-town feel… The university is really neat. We do a lot of student business. We’ve got a lot of parents in Atlanta and all over the country, really, that we deal with on a regular basis…

I do live in Watkinsville now… It is a very small town.

Watkinsville is a neat little town. It’s got as much history as Athens, if not more. I mean, that’s where they wanted to put the University of Georgia is in Watkinsville, but they had a bar.

They had the Eagle Tavern, and they didn’t want the university near an area with a bar. It’s right there on Main Street. It’s still there. And it’s funny because up until five years ago, Oconee County was a dry county. There were no bars, and you couldn’t buy alcohol or anything. Obviously, things change, but it was like a complete opposite of what they envisioned the university to be.

FP: What do you do besides work on cars?

AD: I watch the kids. That’s about it. I love to fish. My dad and my little brother are both captains, and they spend as much time on the water as possible, and I try to, too, but it’s hard with the kids.

FP: What is it like being a father to young children?

AD: It’s very fun. It’s kind of aggravating sometimes. You’re so used to being yourself, and then you have kids, and it’s not about you anymore. It’s about the kids.

Emily Patrick

Monday

PIZZA & BEER SPECIALS $10 Large One Topping Pizzas $6 Pitchers ALL DAY

of Bud, Bud Light, Yuengling & Miller Lite Wednesday

WING DAY

50 Cent Wings and $6 Pitchers Thursday

$2 PINTS ALL DRAFTS 7pm-2am

Friday, July 22

LIVE MUSIC

with Eyes Lips Eyes

NO COVER

$3 Wells • $3 Draft Pint • $3.50 Bombs Saturday, July 23

LIVE JUKE JOINT BLUES with John Sosebee

NO COVER

$3 Wells • $3 Draft Pint • $3.50 Bombs Sunday

HAPPY HOUR ALL DAY Full Contact Trivia starts at 9pm Every Day

HAPPY HOUR 3-7pm $3 Wells • $3 Craft Beer Pints $2 Select Domestic Bottles

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DAVID W. GRIFFETH, Attorney

announces the relocation of his law office to Downtown in the Fred Building

220 College Ave. Ste. 612, Athens, Georgia

(706) 353-1360 (former location 957 Baxter St)

Admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court since 1976* *And lesser courts

Specializing in Criminal: DUI, Drug Cases, Under-Age Possession and more.

Civil: Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Criminal Defense, Credit Card/Debt Relief and more.

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SUPER FANCY COMEDY SHOWCASE 5 Comics, 5 Bucks, 5 Shooters ’ r s e k l a Coffee & Pub

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Spacious Patio!

Best View of North Campus!

Happy Hour 5-9pm VINYL WEDNESDAYS

OPEN MIC

Bring Your Own Vinyl!

FRIDAY, JULY 29

5-10pm

Check Out Our New Upstairs Patio Bar!

20 SELECT DRAFT BEERS

Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar 200+ Bottled Beers Expanded Wine List Huge Screen TVs • Pool Tables Smoking Welcome on Our Patios Please Drink Responsibly.

WEDNESDAYS

100+ Whiskies 200+ Craft Beers

Delicious Tapas

delivered from Speakeasy & Taco Stand!

Check us out on the web at

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Taco Stand Downtown

LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO WITH

JOHN SOSEBEE

FULL BAR!

Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-9

NOW SERVING

BREAKFAST & LUNCH! MON-FRI 7am-2pm

Pastries • Croissants Breakfast Sandwiches Drunken Waffles • Fresh Fruit Veggie Breakfast Burrito Lunch Sandwiches • Pesto Pizza

30 Different Types of

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